being beat up by Socs‚ Johnny is paranoid and carries a 6 switch blade with him. When the Socs were about to beat up Ponyboy and Johnny as well as other greasers came to the scene to help fight them. Johnny instantly fell to the back of the crowed when he saw that one of the Socs had three rings on. Remembering that that the Soc that badly beat him up had three rings‚ Johnny was filled with fear. After Johnny was beat up‚ the gang has been watching and always being with Johnny to protect him. Chapter
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Johnny Analysis Essay As Henry Ford once said‚ “My best friend is the one who brings out the best in me.” This quote relates to Ponyboy’s relationship with Johnny as he makes Johnny a better person through many of the challenges they face together. The Outsiders‚ by S.E. Hinton‚ is a story about a boy who struggles with the division of two gangs‚ the Socs and the Greasers. He faces many obstacles in his life regarding his own family and the Socs. One character in the story is Johnny who is Ponyboy’s
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December 14‚ 2012‚ Adam Lanza shot and killed his mother in her home in Newtown Connecticut. He then drove to Sandy Hook Elementary school where he shot and killed 20 students ages 6-7 and 6 staff members. Lanza committed suicide as the first emergency responders arrived at the school. This shooting became the second deadliest school shooting in Unites States history following the 2007 Virginia Tech shooting. It is important that America considers increasing gun control to prevent any more violent attacks
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Paula Colon Mr. Riggle Writer’s Work shop Qtr 3 5 March 2013 Gun violence is a serious issue in the United States‚ it is rated to be the highest form of crime. Vermont and New Hampshire are recorded to be the safest places to be. As for California would have to be the worst place to be around. This state has an annual of 1‚257 deaths per year. (aggregated- pulling from one resource and another and making it my own) Over the years‚ President Obama has been impacted by several tragedies that
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guy who only wants Paul Newman and a ride home. Ponyboy‚ along with his friend Johnny travel on an adventure while living life running on the edge. Both Ponyboy and Johnny came from a gang called the Greasers that live poorer than the common people. Their adventure all started with a slap in the face. As kids Johnny and Ponyboy didn’t talk much‚ Ponyboy was 14 and Johnny was 16. Ponyboy was the youngest of the gang while Johnny was the gang’s little pet. In the beginning Ponyboy gets jumped by the
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2013 Professor Tiffany Brown Gun Control Gun control is a huge issue in our country at this time. There has been much violence involving guns‚ and it has put the public society on high alert to rethink the standards and laws concerning guns and what types of guns are out there [This is a slang term; avoid slang and informal English in academic writing. It could be confusing in an international business communication] . Violence involving guns is a major concern‚ therefore rethinking
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How Elephants got their trunks This report discusses the evolution of the Elephant. The fossil evidence is described and the theories of Evolution known as Lamarckism and Darwinism are compared and evaluated. Neo-Darwinism and punctuated equilibrium are also defined. Introduction Curiously‚ the evolution of the Elephant was considered by the 3rd American President‚ Thomas Jefferson. During his presidency the remains of a Mammoth were excavated and brought to his attention. The historical context
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Madness and Death The play Hamlet was written in the 1600’s. It is a very renowned play and is still read by millions each year. William Shakespeare is a famous writer and a lot of his work is still around today. I believe that Hamlet is his best piece. It is written in Old English‚ which is hard to understand because it is very different from how we speak and write today. The Old English style of writing makes it more authentic in the sense that you can take the words from the play and relate
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Anti-Gun Vs Pro-Gun Firearms‚ are they good‚ or are they a safety hazard to everyone in this world? Are they so dangerous that no one should be allowed to own them or are they so necessary that we cant live without them? Are we to strict on the laws involving firearms? This argument has been going on for many years. Guns have been around since the beginning of our nations time. Knowing this‚ why would we ever think about banning the right to bear arms? In the past decade more and more crimes
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just a fun story. Throughout generations folk tales and myths were a way to connect small towns and villages. Examples to back this statement are different findings of legends in Egyptians‚ Greek‚ Roman‚ and many other older cities. The story of "Johnny Appleseed" is an American folk lore‚ and I’m pretty sure that you have heard the story at least once in school. Or you could have stories like "Bloody marry" that are rumors and are somewhat of a tradition to talk about in schools‚ being passed down
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