sense doth prompt him; for when he strikes he is blind to where the blow shall fall‚ nor can he count the airy threads that weave the web of circumstance”. Though‚ when it comes to the horrific events that occurred in the novel The Outsiders‚ who is to blame? The Outsiders‚ by S.E. Hinton‚ covers the life of two rival gangs‚ the lower class Greasers and the upper class Socs. The feud between the two groups grows out of hand after one of the Socs is killed by a Greaser by the name of Johnny. From then
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Kelly Smith ENG 1520 Dr. Meiers 6 February 2012 Text of Death Picture this; you have a 16 year old daughter who just got her license‚ scary‚ right? Well‚ she has always been a good kid‚ has never had bad grades‚ and has always excelled in everything she has done. So‚ why would you not trust her behind the wheel? Now imagine getting a phone call saying she has just been in an accident. Your first thought is‚ someone else caused the accident. But‚ you are wrong. Your daughter had
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Social classes in “The Outsiders” were a portrayal of how society was back in the 60’s. It sets the mood for the novel with the Socs’ and the Greasers. They were both from different parts of town (East and West). The “Greasers” were the lower class that live on the East side of Tulsa. They wear leather jackets and ripped jeans‚ and they walk everywhere. On the other hand‚ the “Socs” were the rich kids that lived on the West Side of town. They drove nice cars and wore the best clothes. The social
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Outsiders To study a group that directly does not want to be in a group can be a challenge itself. Luckily I happen to have first hand experience. The three main types of outsider are social awkward one‚ the floater‚ and the determined outsider(Kelly). I am probably closest to the floater with a little bit of awkward one. In my experience to be a floater one has to be close enough so that multiple groups know their name but most of them know but not close enough so that when any of them do anything
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The first two tasks we were given were to create a still image of an outsider with a sickness standing in public and to show a scene with thought tracking of people seeing the outsider for the first time. In the first task‚ Rabia and I tried to show an outsider sitting and trying to walk. In the second task‚ we were in a group of six people. There was a police man interpreted by Sifanur and her thought was‚ “I have to kill this monster.” There was the thought of a beggar‚ Flora‚ which was‚ “I thought
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be honorable? The Greasers from The Outsiders are examples of people who break laws and are still honorable.The Greasers are law breakers. They have a grudge against the Socs. One of the Greasers accidentally take things too far. He and another Greaser run away‚ but they come back because of certain events that happen. They start to realize who the person they killed was.The Greasers are law breakers‚ but can still be good people. Johnny from The Outsiders is a law breaker‚ but is still a good
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treat others. Despite several religion’s moral argument that outsiders were equal‚ many early societies failed to believe in this‚ and driven by fear created a permanent rift between themselves and their neighbors. Several religions‚ such as Confucianism‚ Judaism‚ and Christianity hold central beliefs that all people should be treated equally‚ regardless of race or religion. Often thought of as the core‚ or “golden‚” rule‚ treating outsiders with respect is morally justified‚ and preached by many.
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The Role Expectations Play In The Outsiders Do you ever feel like you’re being forced to do things because of the expectations society has placed on you to do them? For instance shaving your legs just because you are a female. Societal expectations and expectations placed on the characters in the novel “The Outsiders” by themselves greatly affected their actions and reactions‚ as well as the final outcome of the novel. One example of the role societal expectations play in the novel is that all the
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did die a hero in "The Outsiders" because of what he did for his friends. Ponyboy dies because of the burns from the fire‚ Dally is greatly upset by this. Dally was too stressed and upset about the way his friend died to think straight‚ so he runs away. He robbed a store because his friend died and did not know what to do. Dally runs from the store owner‚ the police are chasing him. he turns to act like he was going to shoot at the cops and instead they shot him. The outsiders felt sad because they
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Ex post facto laws Name: Course: Institution: Tutor: Date: Ex post facto laws refer to laws that apply to acts committed before the enactment of such laws and are‚ therefore‚ disadvantageous to the affected persons. The United States constitution in article I‚ section 10 prohibits the state from enacting such retroactive laws. This prohibition protects individuals from unjust legislative acts. However‚ the ban on ex post facto laws applies only with regard to criminal and not civil laws
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