The Outsiders is an adolescent book about a gang of young adults and teens in the 60’s. They encounter a lot problems along the way and almost all of the characters emerge as heroes at one point. Everyone’s definition of a hero is different‚ so everyone will have a different person who they think was the most heroic. My definition of a hero is someone who is selfless‚ kind‚ brave‚ someone who helps people‚ and someone who risks their lives for others. I think that Johnny best fits this description
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Branding‚ Labeling‚ and Public Humiliation Throughout history‚ people have been labeled‚ branded‚ and tortured as a form of punishment and public humiliation. Humiliating the person who committed a crime was meant to serve as a warning and to scare people away from committing the same crime. Petty crimes that happen commonly today received the worst punishment back when the branding and labeling of criminals was popular. The punishment criminals received was often cruel and torturous. Early Puritan
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delayed‚ intellectual disabilities‚ and hearing impairments. Yes‚ those are the politically correct terms‚ but when you label someone with those impairments you never truly give them a chance to break those barriers. There are several pros and cons to labeling children. When it comes to writing laws for people with a disability it is okay because there needs to be a specific term to
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Outsiders Essay Have you ever been looked down at? Being categorized is a problem in schools and communities. Each of us was probably once a victim of categorization by their peers. Sometimes it is because of how much money you own or how you dress or how smart you are‚ but does this really matter. In this book a lot of the characters experience this. But I will only write about the three who were the biggest victims of this Social groups system‚ Pony boy ‚Johnny and Bob. One was a normal boy the
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Is it possible for two friends that admire each other to have similar and different characteristics? In S.E. Hinton’s story The Outsiders there are two such characters that have similarities and differences. Johnny Cade and Dallas Winston are similar because they have abusive parents‚ and they both have very little values on their life. Additionally‚ they have differences that involve the law and the way they want to die. Therefore‚ Dally Winston and Johnny Cade have huge differences in their lives
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Sometimes‚ just because you may be related to a person‚ it doesn’t make them family. This was a theme that was beaten into to us throughout the story of the Outsiders. So many characters dealt with fathers beating them‚ mothers turning a blind eye‚ whether it was from sheer will or from drug abuse. The “Greasers” and the “Socs” both had to deal with parents abandoning them‚ being neglected‚ and not having parents there when their own children needed them most. It seemed like if you had a kid in this
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David‚ I truly enjoyed reading your primary task posting regarding the pros and cons of mandatory GMO labeling this week. Furthermore‚ similar to you‚ I thought it was highly important to provide a clear definition of a GM or GMO product at the beginning of my primary task. In addition‚ you cited an exceedingly interesting fact‚ one I had not found during my research‚ that in almost all study cases the GM crops produced 6 to 11 percent less yields for studied soybean crops (Exposed: the great
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Food labeling is a panel found on a package of food which contains a variety of information about the nutritional value of the food item. This may contain how much sugar the item has inside it‚ whether or not it has gluten‚ which may be very important if you have a certain allergy to something that may be inside the food item. Serving size‚ number of calories‚ grams of fat‚ included nutrients‚ and a list of ingredients‚ are all things that MUST be listen legally on a food label. These are all key
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Some might say that heroes need a cool suit and have to be like “Spider-Man.” They might say that they have to be born with powers. In reality a hero helps many people in need and always cares for others. In the novel‚ “The Outsiders‚” by S.E Hinton there is one particular character that is a hero not just because he is brave‚ but because he never gave up. The people that are heros are Dally‚ Ponyboy‚ and Darry. Ponyboy is a hero because he shows courage during the time the church was on fire. He
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Name___________________________________________Block_______Date____________ Cell WEBQUEST: An interactive journey into the cell! Answer the following questions. You do not have to answer these questions in complete sentences‚ but your answers should be complete with details and information! Go to: http://askabiologist.asu.edu/research/buildingblocks/cellparts.html 1) How many different kinds of cells are in your body? 200 2) What parts of our bodies are made of dead cells
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