Donna Johnson Ms. April Campbell English 111 February 17th 2013 My guilty pleasure I become so alive whenever my little ears catch a catchy beat to their liking. My feet start to mimic the beat‚ my shoulders start to do a happy dance that most outsiders looking in would think I am having a mini seizure. I close my eyes‚ slightly tilt my head back and just embrace the wave of music. I am in a blissful state of mind where I have not a care in the world. Then it hits me‚ my three brief minutes
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The Outsiders is a novel written by SE Hinton. It was first published in 1967 and is a novel written for young adults. It is about a boy named Ponyboy who belongs to a social group called “Greaser” which dislikes the “Socs” which stands for Socials. The novel teaches about groups‚ friendships and affection for each other. In the novel there is violence between the two groups and how the greasers changed from violent to knowing affection. The relationship between the Curtis Brothers has change throughout
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In the book‚ “The Outsiders” by S.E. Hinton there are two main social groups‚ the Socs and the greasers. The Socs‚ and the greasers are enemies in the town of Tulsa and often get into fights just because they are different. Socs and greasers often stereotype each other just based on one experience with one their friends. To start off‚ there are many instances of greasers stereotyping Socs but here are just a few examples. First‚ when Ponyboy was looking through Sodapop’s yearbook he stumbled upon
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Favorite Actor; Johnny Depp My favorite actor is Johnny Depp. Personally‚ I haven’t watched too many of his movies but I’ve watched enough to know what an astonishing actor he is. From playing a man with scissors instead of hands‚ to being a rowdy pirate‚ to owning a chocolate factory‚ I believe he’s one of the greatest actors in filmmaking history. Johnny Depp was born in Kentucky‚ on June 9th‚ 1963 but was raised in Florida. In his early life‚ Depp was considered a “rebel” and into narcotics
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Darius Kash Johnson Child Development Mrs. West What is your identity? Identity is a state of mind in which someone recognizes/identifies their character traits that leads to finding out who they are and what they do and not that of someone else. In other words it’s basically who you are and what you define yourself as being. The theme of identity is often expressed in books/novels or basically any other piece of literature so that the reader can intrigue themselves and relate to the characters
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Cherry Valance from S.E. Hinton’s Outsiders seems to have a perfect life‚ she is perceived as being stuck up and snobby‚ the way she is judged is best represented by Common People by Pulp. This song represents the way Cherry is judged because as the lyrics state that “I want to live like common people do”. These lyrics show that the artist is looking down on common people showing how they are above them in power‚ wealth‚ and fame. Also‚ the lyrics show how that they just want to lead a life of an
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We are gathered here today to honor the life and memory of Johnny Nolan. Johnny was a man who had a great heart‚ and was admired by everyone around him. He was a man who valued his family very much and always had good intentions for them‚ even though it didn’t always work out the way he had planned. Johnny desired the finest education available to his children‚ he understood that his kids taking the route of education was their ticket to escaping from the poverty within in the family. When his daughter
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Quote "Dally’s okay‚" Johnny said defensively‚ and I nodded. You take up for your buddies‚ no matter what they do. When you’re a gang‚ you stick up for your members. If you don’t stick up for them‚ stick together‚ make like brothers‚ it isn’t a gang any more. It’s a pack. A snarling‚ distrustful. bickering pack like the Socs in their social clubs or the street gangs in New York or the wolves in the timber. "[Dally’s] tough‚ but he’s a cool guy." this is a example of the way pony boy doesn’t want
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The Johnny and Jimmy study was a study based on two twin boys by Myrtle B. McGraw at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center beginning in 1930. The purpose of the study was to see if having a child begin to exercise from an early age would improve their overall development. As new born babies‚ Jimmy was larger and stronger and mental developed faster than Johnny. They conducted such tests as having each child hold onto the same bar while it was lifted in the air and Jimmy held on much longer than
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What does it take to be a hero? To be a hero it takes courage and bravery. Dally‚Ponyboy‚ and Johnny show being a hero in so many different ways. Dally shows his through helping others through hard times. He saves his friends life from a fire. Ponyboy saves kids lives from a burning down church. Johnny saved people’s lives‚ helps his friend when he needs it the most‚ and stood up to soc’s and used self defense against them. To be a hero it takes a lot of work. First‚ Dally through his life showed
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