The Outsiders Essay A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself. Anyone can become a hero through perseverance from any point in society. Ponyboy is part of a crowd who are like criminals known as the Greasers‚ who are poor and live on the east side of town. The Greasers are a gang that have Ponyboy‚ Soda‚ Steve‚ Johnny‚ Dally‚ Darry‚ and Two-bit Matthews. The Greasers are hated by the Socs‚ the Socials‚ who are the west side rich kids in the town. In the
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TEIRESIAS I go‚ but first will tell thee why I came. Thy frown I dread not‚ for thou canst not harm me. Hear then: this man whom thou hast sought to arrest With threats and warrants this long while‚ the wretch Who murdered Laius--that man is here. He passes for an alien in the land But soon shall prove a Theban‚ native born. And yet his fortune brings him little joy; For blind of seeing‚ clad in beggar’s weeds‚ For purple robes‚ and leaning on his staff‚ To a strange land he soon shall
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character. The character has the desire to change the present situation. A tragic hero‚ therefore‚ is the character who experiences a conflict and suffers catastrophically as a result of his choices and dies. One of the essential elements of a tragic hero is the tragic flaw – a set of inherent personality traits that inevitably dooms the character to destruction. Hamlet is an example of Shakespeare’s tragic hero. His tragic flaws are his indecisive nature‚ his inability to act‚ and his misogyny
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and women heros during the 1800’s like the men who fought in the Alamo and died fighting to protect the Alamo since they were way outnumbered by the Mexicans by more than one thousand soldiers. The last one alive defending the Alamo was Davy Crockett and chose to die over becoming a Mexican soldier. After the Alamo was defeated Sam started falling back to settle a camp to surprise attack the Mexicans because Sam Houston and his soldiers were hidden so well. And of all of these Texas heros I think that
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In the book The Outsiders‚ written by S. E. Hinton‚ Ponyboy‚ a fourteen year old boy who is a part of the “Greasers‚” a gang that exists to help each other in the east side of Tulsa‚ Oklahoma‚ lives with his two older brothers and encounters both sides of the bitter rivalry between the “Socs” and the “Greasers. The novel focuses on the conflicts that arose among both gangs. The book also centers on the narrator‚ Ponyboy‚ and his journey with the “Greasers” and the “Socs.” The three topics addressed
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It has been said many a time that killing is wrong no matter who does it. While it is agreed upon that killing is wrong the question remains what is to be done with those who do it? What most people against the death penalty think is that prison for life is the best option for murders‚ because it is not for mere humans to decide who shall have life and who shall have it taken life. Thus the government being consisted of mere humans it seems inappropriate for the government to carry gods weight. Although
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forward for retirement but today I am a freshman in college. What I have learned on my life journey is that life does not always turn out the way we imagine or dream. I have had many deep valleys in my lifetime. There were days I did not know I would be where I am today. This paper will be looking at my joys and sorrows. It will also point out the reason why I decided to go to college at this point of my life. Where I was born I was born in a Clarendon‚ Jamaica. Clarendon is a parish in Jamaica.
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Joey Steinbach Contemporary Issues Eric Ouren 3/5/2013 Test 1. Trace the development of Modernism from its early beginnings through its subsequent permutations and developments up to‚ roughly‚ the 1940’s In order to trace the development of modernism throughout history we must first define “modernism”. Modernism is the rejection of the ideology or realism and makes use of the works of the past‚ through the application of reprise‚ incorporation‚ rewriting‚ recapitulation‚ revision and parody
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True journey stories for me have always been The Wizard of Oz‚ Odysseus‚ Star Wars‚ and It’s a Wonderful Life. The hero in each of these stories is usually immersed in feelings of hopelessness that are always initiated by a crisis. Dorothy suffers the loss of friends‚ family and home‚ and is ultimately exiled. Odysseus also loses friends‚ family and home‚ as do Luke and George Bailey. My crisis centered around the loss of my friends‚ family and home in Syria. Through past years‚ two of my best
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Everyman‚ a morality play‚ utilizes ten characters to guide Everyman on his journey towards death. Through the plot Everyman is chosen by god as an example to all humans. God feels unappreciated and is not happy with human obsession over material goods. Plot is used as a device to place events in sequence to make up a theme. Cause and effect is a tool of plot used in Everyman. The author uses Fictional and allegorical characters to help the protagonist learn a lesson. The author’s use of allegory
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