opposing sides‚ but there might be characters who don’t fit in either of the groups. The outsiders. In the novel The Outsiders by S.E Hinton there are two groups‚ the Greasers and the Socs. Characters fit in these two categories‚ but there is also a hidden category‚ the outsiders. This is a category where characters who don’t truly fit in the groups of the Greasers and the Socs go. However‚ there are rarely any outsiders‚ they are special characters. I believe Ponyboy Curtis‚ Sherri Valance‚ and Johnny
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Childhood memories Childhood memories are moments‚ when we are young‚ that we don’t forget. My nicest memories are very clear‚ but there are some other memories‚ that I only can remember in bits and pieces. My clearest memory is when I was three years old. My mother would sing wonderful songs to me. My favorite song was "Dumbo the flying elephant". Sometimes I would fall asleep‚ listening to her comforting voice. As I spent most of my summer holidays in Switzerland‚ I have beautiful
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(Anonymous). No one likes to be misunderstood. Whether it is based on something he/she said or the entire person‚ the thought of being misjudged causes the majority of people much aggravation. Outsiders‚ or people that do not belong‚ are often misjudged and misunderstood. One may be considered an outsider based on numerous characteristics. For example‚ people are often misjudged in regard to their culture. Whether assuming that Mexicans are always wearing sombreros or French people are always
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Vincent O’Reilly May 16‚ 2011 British and Western Lit. Outsider Essay Grendel Grendel‚ The Outsider To be an outsider is to be someone who does not belong to the general population of society. Someone who does not follow the same principles‚ morals‚ or ideals as the majority. Whether by choice‚ or by being forced out of the inner circle‚ anyone could potentially become an "outsider" to society. Grendel is by far the best example of an outsider in John Garders novel‚ Grendel. His views on life‚ relationship
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As stated by José N. Harris‚ “Tears shed for another person are not a sign of weakness. They are a sign of a pure heart.” This can be related to the Outsiders because in the story‚ Dally is seen as someone who does not love‚ and when Johnny died it showed that he cared deeply for Johnny. When this happened‚ he went through grief. Grief is when there is an ultimate combination of sorrow‚ strong emotion‚ and the resulting confusion that comes from losing someone that is very important to oneself.
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Childhood is the most innocent phase of man’s life. With the passage of time‚ it fades into adolescence and adulthood. Yet the sweet memories of childhood linger on. My childhood recollections are those of a sheltered and carefree life‚ nurtured with love and concern. As I was the first child in the family‚ everybody doted on me. My funny lisping‚ my innocent mischief and my inane talk-everything was a source of immense pleasure to them. There was never a word of reproach or censure against me
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Although I thought they were two very different movies. To my surprise‚ ’Grease’ and ’The Outsiders’ do have some very similar characteristics. Even though the genres are different‚ they have similar themes. Not surprisingly‚ sound and lighting had almost no similarities. However; camerawork is very similar at various points of the two films. ’Grease’ and ’The Outsiders’ are very similar in numerous ways: Both movies involve gangs‚ the struggle to fit in and peer-group pressure. Alcohol also plays
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the topic of memory differences between genders. At first we wanted to figure out if one gender had a better memory than the other‚ but then we also wanted to observe whether or not their memory showed better results when the objects were related to their gender. Therefore‚ the hypothesis we constructed was: If we group together gender related items‚ then that specific gender will memorize those items more than the other items‚ furthermore we predict that females will have a better memory than males
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Scorpions vs Outsiders In this essay‚ I am going to compare and contrast the two novels ‘Scorpions’ by Walter Dean Myers and ‘Outsiders’ by S.E. Hinton. I will summarize the stories and then describe their differences and similarities. For example‚ both books are about gangs. But in Scorpions‚ there is one gang; in the Outsiders there are two. The Scorpions is about a 12 year old boy named Jamal who lives with his Mama and his little sister‚ Sassy‚ in Harlem. When his older brother Randy ends
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Childhood memories are special for everyone. I have a very happy memory of my childhood and always reminisce it with nostalgia. I was born and brought up in a small family which included my mother‚ father‚ and my elder sister. I have very fond memories of us sisters playing in our backyard‚ climbing trees to pluck fruits‚ going to parks and beaches and enjoying life in general. My father was a government servant and my mother a housewife. Of all the memories‚ one particular memory is very important
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