Chapter One Pages: 25 Part I Main Idea: Along with many other young boys‚ Johnny is an apprentice for Mr. Lapham. Summary: In this chapter the narrator is telling about Johnny’s morning. He wakes up very early in the morning along with the other apprentices. Johnny does a lot more work than most of the other boys because he is stronger and works harder. When he is older Johnny wants to be a successful silversmith and he thinks that he will be more successful than his “master” Mr. Lapham. One
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the two terms of “guilty but mentally ill” vs “not guilty by reason of insanity” The guilty but mentally ill can get the treatment needed in a mental institution but will need to complete the penalty once the treatment is finished. The not guilty by reason of insanity” gets away without serving any penalty and can commit the same crime again or a worst one if not watch carefully. “Guilty but mentally ill vs Not guilty by reason of insanity” Dina F has pleated “guilty but mentally ill and
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Dear Megan‚ I am currently reading the book The Outsiders‚ and while reading I concluded that it would be the perfect fit for you. I have known you for the greater part of my life and you have been in all of my reading/LA classes (up until this year)‚ therefore‚ I know what kind of books you enjoy and I expect this would be one of them. I trust you would enjoy this book because it has segregation‚ high stakes‚ and strong friends and family bonds. I know these are specific qualities that you have
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The Comparison of Danger in ’Disabled’ and ’Out‚ Out’- This is a comparative study‚ which will talk about the theme of danger in the two poems “Disabled” by Wilfred Owen and “Out‚ Out-“by Robert Frost. “Disabled” is based on an injured solider who discovers joining war does not give him full respect and be counted as a hero when returning back to the country. “Out‚ Out-“ is based on the young hearted child doing a man’s job. The two poems deal with the common theme of danger. ’Disabled’ starts
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We are gathered here to remember my best friend Johnny Cade. If you don’t know me‚ my name is Ponyboy Curtis and I will be reading my eulogy for Johnny Cade today to remember him and what he did in his life. First of all‚ I want to talk about how I know Johnny. I first met Johnny in my preschool class. When I saw him there‚ I went up and asked him how old he was and he said that he was 5 years old. He was small for his age so we were the same size and we stayed the same size for all of his life.
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Have you ever wondered what it’s like to get guilt tripped by your own father? I never did‚ but unfortunately it happened frequently. The most prominent time that I can recall is when my mom and sister thought he was back on drugs. I was in the 7th grade. I got brought into the situation by my mom. She ask me to go into the bathroom with him‚ as a precaution‚ so he wouldn’t tamper with the drug test. Before he took the test‚ he leaned down towards me and asked “Do you want your dad to stay‚ do you
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I decided to select‚ Johnny Tremain‚ for my book report because of the fundamental and universal ideas the author‚ Esther Forbes‚ employs. Throughout the book‚ Forbes displays the dynamic of his characters and how the American Revolution transformed these boys into men. I appointed this book over others because of its underlying messages about Family‚ Friendship‚ and Patriotism. The cover of the book is nothing special‚ but displays the Revolution as a coming of age. The story begins by describing
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and THE OUTSIDERS by S.E. Hinton‚ which both fit the theme of optimism in the face of despair. The lesson to be learned today is to always keep hope‚ no matter what… Ponyboy was a teenage boy who was part of the greaser gang. He lived alone with his brothers Darry and Sodapop‚ who were also Greasers‚ ever since his parents passed away. The brothers lived in "the bad part" of Tulsa‚ Oklahoma in the mid 1960’s. Ponyboy was a good kid and never got into any trouble‚ until one night‚ when Johnny‚ a fellow
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Johnny the Leader One peaceful afternoon all things were calm and everyone was singing and happy. Then out of nowhere a jet zooms past Johnny’s house and he watches it crash into the Twin Towers. “Woah‚” Johnny says in awe‚ “I want to do that! That looks like fun.” Thus‚ the leader of ISIS was born. When Johnny was a little fella‚ he thought hurting people and being mean was fun so now that he is older he can get a group together and do all of what Johnny loved to do as a child. When he was a kid
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The Outsiders‚ by S.E Hinton is about two gangs who are considered outsiders. These two gangs are outsiders because they do not fit in with society. Particularly‚ there are three characters who do not only not fit in society because of what gang they are in but they are considered outsiders in there own gang; these three characters are Ponyboy Curtis‚ Johnny Cade‚ and Cherry Valance. One character that would fall under the title of the outsider would have to be Ponyboy Curtis. There are many reasons
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