Minogue A.P. Language and Composition A October 3‚ 2013 Foster’s Rhetorical Strategies Master novelists craft their texts in such a way that style supports subject matter. In a passage from the beginning of Chapter XX in the novel Howards End by E.M. Forster‚ it is clear‚ due to Forster’s use of rhetorical strategies‚ that the power of love is underestimated. Forster uses diction‚ syntax‚ and tone to illustrate this concept of love. Forster first uses diction to reveal
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of people feels so self conscious. They think people talk about them and say bad stuff. In the Outsiders by S.E Hinton they focus on how people judge Greasers and Socs. You can by when Cherry saw Pony she didn’t think he was a Greaser. In this I’m going to be talking about Judging people. My theme is Don’t judge a book by it’s cover because things might not seem as how they look. In the book The Outsiders‚ my theme is displayed by the Greasers and Socs. An example of this is when Ponyboy said “ I was
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In any story with a recurring dark theme there always must be an outsider from humanity who somehow stands out from the seemingly equal community. In the case of Shakespeare’s Othello the outsider from humanity would be Iago for he truly stands out from the rest of society. Although Othello may be physically put out of the community‚ it seems that on an emotional and egotistical level Iago puts himself out of society further then Othello’s blackness does. He is not merely manipulative‚ as other villains
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Character Analysis Ponyboy Curtis Ponyboy Curtis is a 14-year-old boy whose world has been turned upside down. His parents were killed in an automobile accident just eight months before The Outsiders story takes place. He lives with his oldest brother‚ Darry‚ who is 20 years old and has legal custody of him and his other brother‚ Sodapop‚ who is 16. Darry characterizes Ponyboy as lacking common sense. Pony agrees with this assessment. He readily admits that he is smart at school‚ but sometimes
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AP American History Period 7 August 8‚ 2011 “April Morning” by Howard Fast is a novel that takes place during the Battle of Lexington on April 19‚ 1775. The entire book takes place during a 24 hour time period. Adam Cooper is the antagonist in this novel. When Adam goes to bed on the eve of April 18‚ 1775 he is a boy. When he awakens the next morning he is forced to become a man. In the early hours of the morning he‚ along with the rest of the town‚ is awakened by a lone rider racing to Lexington
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Dwight Howard‚ who usually plays center but can also play power forward‚ is playing for Houston Rockets at the moment. He is 2.11m tall‚ and weights 120kg. As a star player‚ he has quite a lot of strengths‚ such as slam dunk. He has a high vertical jump ability‚ so he can have a long distance of jumping. Also he has a good stability of body in the air‚ which is because of strong core muscles‚ allowing him to do different insane movements in the air easily. This is one of the reasons that he was
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poem in the novel to show that things always change. For example‚ the poem states‚ “Nature’s first green is gold‚ her hardest hue to hold.” Frost is saying that at first everything is pure‚ but it’s hard to keep it that way. This relates to The Outsiders because in the beginning of Ponyboy’s life‚ everything was fine. Ponyboy and Johnny even gained a lot of fame and recognition for saving the kids from the burning church. This reminds us of how pure everything is at the beginning. In addition to
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“Outsiders” Compare and Contrast Essay The “Outsiders” film and novel are both very outstanding and interesting.After watching the movie I noticed a few similarities‚ like how they both have all the same characters‚ and the church gets burnt down. Even though there are many similarities there are still a lot of differences‚ including how In the book Ponyboy was jumped‚ but this did not happen in the movie Here are a few of the similarities they share. Darry‚ Sodapop‚ and Ponyboy are all brothers
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This quote took major themes of The Outsiders written by S.E. Hinton. Often times‚ people make judgements upon others by first impression. Those judgements can cause anger. This could lead to fighting‚ in his quote it can often be fatal. Fatal doesn’t have to mean the end of a life‚ but an end to a friendship or a family bond. People do not see that everyone has problems that people hid from outsiders. This paper will discuss the three themes of The Outsiders‚ fighting never solves anything‚ everybody
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This book report was done for S.E. Hinton’s novel‚ THE OUTSIDERS. In my essay‚ I explore the quote‚ "stay gold" and it’s meaning. I used a poem that was in the novel to express this topic (the poem is by Robert Frost). What it basically is about is the cycle of life. Title: "Stay Gold" I have just recently completed reading S.E. Hinton’s novel‚ The Outsiders. The author raises many topics faced by the teenagers of her time. Issues such as peer pressure‚ violence and family problems faced by the
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