The Outsiders Compare and Contrast October 4‚ 1957 Soviet R-7 worldwide airborne missile launched Sputnik‚ it’s the world’s first false satellite and the first man-made item to be placed into the Earth’s orbit. The launch came as a surprise toward most Americans. Then in 1958 the USA launched their own satellite “Explorer I.” President Eisenhower produced two national security-oriented space programs at the same time as NASA’s program. The first was initiated by the US Air Force‚ it gave its self
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In the Outsiders‚ there are two gangs- the greasers and the Socials or Socs. The greasers don’t usually have a whole lot of money‚ compared to the rich Socs. They both participate in crime‚ though Socs tend to be more vicious and attack for no reason other than for
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”The Whipping Boy” written by Richard Gibney One of the most important events in the history of the United States of America is the Civil War from 1861-65. The war started because of the issue of slavery. It was a war where only America participated; it was a war between the Northern states‚ called the Union‚ and the Southern slave states‚ the Confederate States of America. The Union wanted to get rid of slavery in the USA‚ but the Confederacy did not want this‚ mostly because a lot of them owned
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The Outsiders‚ elucidates that friendship becomes the most vital value in a world where parental influence is scarce and violence seems to be the only answer. Constantly in conflict are the two social groups known as the Socs‚ the rich and privileged‚ and the Greasers‚ the poor ‘hoods’‚ yet both find common ground in the fact that friendship is immensely important . The depth of the friendship between Johnny and Ponyboy can only be explained with one word‚ unbreakable. Both boys confide in each
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In the readings and video presented in week 3‚ I think‚ that each one’s main theme was about gender‚ race‚ age‚ intersectionality‚ and the traditional cultures that people were raised in. In Sister Outsider‚ where Audre Lorde discussed age‚ race‚ class‚ and sex‚ she states that within the women’s movement today‚ white women focus upon their oppression as women and ignore differences of race‚ sexual preference‚ class‚ and age. She talks about the struggles of colored women in the todays society and
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The literal definition of “outcast” is a person who has been rejected by society or a social group. I believe that being an outsider is universal because everyone is different in some way. Difference is what feeling like an outsider is based on‚ therefor‚ when people compare themselves to others and notice the differences‚ the feeling of being outcasted or being an “outsider” universally affects everyone
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In “The Outsiders” by H. P. Lovecraft‚ the author more than hinted at what is a horrifically set story. One element of his well put together setting was when he introduced the castle on pg. 21 “ I know not where I was born‚ save that the castle was infinitely old and infinitely horrible; full of dark passages and having high ceilings where the eye could find only cobwebs and shadows.” This is a great example because it was also on the first page‚ which was a clever move from the author. So once you
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The Outsiders Literary Response Recently‚ some young or old black group members would call each other N****. One of the reasons why is because maybe they think that they’re very close friends‚ and the same skin color that it is ok to call them that name. This would sometimes happen by tossing the name around a little bit in jokes‚ but then when they start to use it towards their friends. The person wouldn’t care since their good friends. If a random person called someone a N*****‚ and they didn’t
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In the novel The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton‚ the main character Ponyboy undergoes several changes over the course of the story. At the beginning of the story Ponyboy has a very negative view of the rival gang the Socs. However by the end of the novel he comes to the realization that the gang he belongs to‚ the Greasers‚ is not much different than the Socs. At the beginning of the novel Ponyboy believes that the Greasers and the Socs are completely different. When Ponyboy was talking to Cherry he
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Boys and Girls‚ a short story by Alice Munro‚ deals with the theme of female role in society‚ but more so with the theme of growing up. The narrator’s journey to acceptance of her female role is more important in the sense that it is her transition into adulthood than for the exact role she is growing into. However‚ as the narrator’s role changes‚ conflict between masculinity and femininity occurs. Munro uses the narrator’s parents as symbolic of their sexes‚ where the narrator’s‚ the girl’s mother
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