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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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    the country. The explorers were men‚ the landholders and merchants men‚ the political leaders men‚ the military figures men‚ the very invisibility of women‚ the overlooking of women‚ is a sign of their submerged status‚” stated in Chapter Six of Howard Zinn’ s famous book‚ A People’s History of the United States. As Zinn has stated in the quote‚ women and their achievements in history have been rarely mentioned in society which is the sign of treating women as inferior subjects. Treating women as inferior

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    one to cause the predicaments that the Greasers had to go through?The Outsiders is not a true story‚ but makes the reader feel like it was real. The main character‚ Ponyboy‚ is part of a gang named the Greasers. Conflicts sparked between the Greasers and their enemies‚ the Socs or Socials. Ponyboy‚ Darry‚ Dally‚ Sodapop‚ Two-bit and Johnny went through obstacles and problems caused by the Socs. Throughout the book‚ The Outsiders‚ there were many problems and conflicts that the Greasers had to go through

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    In the outsiders‚ violence was a commonly occurring theme. The Socs‚ the highest social class‚ and the greasers‚ the lowest class‚ are always going at it. It is a common thing in their everyday life for them to be at each others throat. Johny gets jumped‚ and Pony too. Most is ok‚ until the night someone takes it to far. Violence is never the answer. Early on‚ one night after Pony ran away‚ because Darry hit him‚ Pony and Johny ran to the park. When they get there‚ they come to find the Socs

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    In “Outsiders Defining Deviance” The author Becker talk about how when someone does not follow the rules they become an outsider and are deviant. People are see this way because our society set it up that if you don’t do what everyone is doing or what your are supposed to do you are the odd ball out. This is just how when someone has the choice to go to college and doesn’t take it they are looked down upon because they don’t meet the society’s requirements of education. And then that one choice can

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    what we read is true or false? Many occasions throughout history can be debated whether it is fact or fiction. Howard Carter’s discovery of King Tutankhamun is well a known fact. This essay will uncover the life and career of Mr. Howard Carter‚ the legacy of the boy King Tutankhamun‚ and the Curse of the Pharaoh’s. Lymphoma? Suffocation? Natural causes? Suicide? Who really knows what Howard Carter died of? Researchers say that Mr. Carter died of lymphoma after discovering Tutankhamun’s tomb. It is

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    Lifespan Development of Howard Hughes Psychology 300 December 4‚ 2012 University of Phoenix Lifespan Development of Howard Hughes Howard Hughes‚ aviator‚ businessman‚ and film director‚ was born December 24‚ 1905 in Houston‚ Texas‚ to Howard Hughes Sr. and Allene Gano Hughes. Although Hughes is largely known for being one of the wealthiest yet famously recluse men‚ Hughes possessed an abundance of professional

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    Stephanie Kilhullen ENG101 The Theory of Multiple Intelligences     On Howard Gardner and Multiple Intelligences        The beginning of the school year is possibly one of the most stressful experiences for a student to endure due to mandatory placement testing—ultimately deciding where and what level a student belongs to based upon their test scores. However‚ what if a student does not do well on the placement testing because the subjects that the educational system deem ‘intelligent’ are

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    with a open mind. Detecting my intensifying passion for movies is hands down‚ one of the most culminating experiences I have had. Eighth grade year of school‚ Mr. Veines Literacy Tech class. We prepared to embark on an new reading assignment‚ The Outsiders‚ by S.E Hinton. I‚ myself cringed at the intention of yet again reading another thoughtless novel. Time went by and this book was dragging on. It was dull‚ tiresome‚ and I was utterly stumped as to what was happening in the book. At the same time

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    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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