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    we are as people‚ to make us feel as though we are normal and acceptable‚ to imbue us with values and teach us of the human condition in a real setting‚ a believable time with similarities to draw between ourselves and the characters. Que the reason I believe that The Outsiders

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    The Outsiders Essay

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    The Outsiders Essay – Describe an interesting theme from a text you have studied. Explain why this theme is interesting. In the novel “The Outsiders” by S.E Hinton an important theme is family and friendship. This theme is interesting because it shows us how when you’re family you come together to look after each other no matter what. The theme of friendship is also interesting because when your friends you support each other through everything and anything no matter what the consequences are

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    Outsiders In Frankenstein

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    Sebastian Baum  Mrs. Acres Scott  ENG 3U1  12/8/2014    The Sociological Implications of Extraterrestrials and Outsiders on Society in  Frankenstein and Close Encounters of the Third Kind    Two novels‚ written more than a hundred years apart‚ explore the social acceptance  (and   rejection) of outsiders in an established society. Like Richard E. Yinger once said‚ “If we   ever discover life forms in a biological sense‚ the implications will be largely sociological   for our planet.” In many cases

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    Gold In The Outsiders

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    What does it mean to stay gold? What does it mean to be gold? Is it possible to stay gold? In the young adult book‚ The Outsiders‚ by S.E. Hinton‚ staying gold is a main theme of the book. Everyone has gold in them‚ but everyone also loses some of their gold. It is possible to stay somewhat gold‚ but not completely gold. Staying gold means stay innocent and pure. It also means people are gold when they are young and do not have anything to worry about. In Johnny’s letter he said‚ “...you’re gold

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    too pretty either. Class issues play a big part in the book and movie‚ The Outsiders. These class issues in The Outsiders leads to a rough competition because the two gangs‚ Greasers and Socs‚ are completely opposite and believe there can only be one gang in the town. They hate each other and because of class issues the town looks down upon the Greasers and don’t mind the Socs. These problems were not just in The Outsiders but is also portrayed in the book and movie‚ To Kill a Mockingbird. The competition

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    Outsider Speech

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    Outsider speech “I was an insider and an outsider. I was at home and I was exiled. I had never been happier‚ nor had I been so sad‚” Betty Bao Lord confessed; a U.S writer referring to her years in Communist China during the 1980s. Indeed year eleven‚ the concept “outsider” embodies both the notions of acceptance and exclusion no matter whether you’re a maestro‚ a Jewish WWII veteran or a migrant seeking appreciation. It is their intrinsic value that defines them rather than the exterior qualities

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    Summary: The Outsiders

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    socs lives. “The outsiders” is a story about two groups of boys name the Socs and the Greasers and it explains how the greaser get in trouble and likes to start fights with the Socs. All kids are in different groups in school and out of school Sometimes it is good to be different from others by being in different groups‚ Sometimes it is good to be different from other by watching sunset and Sometimes it is good to be different from other by reading books In the story The Outsiders “S.E Hinton” writes

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    Outcast By Outsiders

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    Start Final I think Henton means outcast by outsiders or maybe they look in on the world and see it in a different way or more real than most people. Maybe she evens means that they get treated different or that they almost want to be treated different and they don’t want to be like the crowd. That they want to lead themselves but they can’t because the way society sees them so it almost feels impossible‚ in that case makes them feel different or beat down and they almost feel like there life is

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    Youth & Gang Violence Jacqueline Smith Jackson State University Youth & Gang Violence Definition of Problem As an African American‚I often wondered why people were in gangs and what made them want to involve themselves in violent activity. I grew up in a predomintely all black neighborhood and many of the kids I grew up with were in some type of gang affiliation Desciples‚ Vice Lord and Latin Kings. Gangs and violence is still happening every day which hit the headline news with young

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    Reading Log - ‘The Outsiders’ - NO PLAGIARISM The story starts off with Ponyboy‚ the protagonist‚ getting jumped by a bunch of Socs. Socs is the abbreviation for the Socials‚ they are the “West-side rich kids.” Harmony is a joke between the two gangs‚ as differences are common. Unlike the Socs‚ “Greasers are almost like hoods; we steal things and drive old souped-up cars... and have a gang fight once in a while.” Ponyboy Curtis lives with his two older brothers‚ Sodapop and Darry. One night

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