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    always has a gang‚ a street gang‚ or the so-called outcasts.” – Jimi Hendrix. The tone‚ purpose‚ and gangs in the Outsiders and the article share some traits‚ and differ with others. For example‚ they share the theme of violence among youth. However‚ the view of the gangs on violence differs. One common theme The Outsiders and the news article share violence among youth. In The Outsiders‚ the main character‚ Ponyboy‚ is involved in a local gang. Throughout the novel‚ he indicates his reluctance in

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    People may think that outsiders are misjudged or others may agree on that they are misunderstood as a person. There are many different opinions out there. There are many outsiders just by how they; dress‚ how their hair looks or even their personalities and hobbies they’re into. I think to believe more misjudged than to misunderstand. I believe that outsiders are overall misjudged than misunderstood because in this generation everyone judges everyone somehow. Judging can even change a person. If

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    sense doth prompt him; for when he strikes he is blind to where the blow shall fall‚ nor can he count the airy threads that weave the web of circumstance”. Though‚ when it comes to the horrific events that occurred in the novel The Outsiders‚ who is to blame? The Outsiders‚ by S.E. Hinton‚ covers the life of two rival gangs‚ the lower class Greasers and the upper class Socs. The feud between the two groups grows out of hand after one of the Socs is killed by a Greaser by the name of Johnny. From then

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    Types Of Outsiders Essay

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    Outsiders To study a group that directly does not want to be in a group can be a challenge itself. Luckily I happen to have first hand experience. The three main types of outsider are social awkward one‚ the floater‚ and the determined outsider(Kelly). I am probably closest to the floater with a little bit of awkward one. In my experience to be a floater one has to be close enough so that multiple groups know their name but most of them know but not close enough so that when any of them do anything

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    In the Outsiders‚ there are two gangs- the greasers and the Socials or Socs. The greasers don’t usually have a whole lot of money‚ compared to the rich Socs. They both participate in crime‚ though Socs tend to be more vicious and attack for no reason other than for

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    Reading Log - ‘The Outsiders’ - NO PLAGIARISM The story starts off with Ponyboy‚ the protagonist‚ getting jumped by a bunch of Socs. Socs is the abbreviation for the Socials‚ they are the “West-side rich kids.” Harmony is a joke between the two gangs‚ as differences are common. Unlike the Socs‚ “Greasers are almost like hoods; we steal things and drive old souped-up cars... and have a gang fight once in a while.” Ponyboy Curtis lives with his two older brothers‚ Sodapop and Darry. One night

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    Being An Outsider Analysis

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    The first two tasks we were given were to create a still image of an outsider with a sickness standing in public and to show a scene with thought tracking of people seeing the outsider for the first time. In the first task‚ Rabia and I tried to show an outsider sitting and trying to walk. In the second task‚ we were in a group of six people. There was a police man interpreted by Sifanur and her thought was‚ “I have to kill this monster.” There was the thought of a beggar‚ Flora‚ which was‚ “I thought

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    Being an outsider is not an easy thing and that is proven almost everyday in some way. An outsider comes in all shapes‚ and forms no matter the location whether it is school‚ home‚ work‚ etc. an outsider faces the constant day to day struggle of trying to fit in with their surroundings. In the novel “The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao” written by Junot Díaz‚ the effects- mentally‚ physically‚ and emotionally- of outsiderness can be seen in many ways. In his novel Díaz shows how different things

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    be honorable? The Greasers from The Outsiders are examples of people who break laws and are still honorable.The Greasers are law breakers. They have a grudge against the Socs. One of the Greasers accidentally take things too far. He and another Greaser run away‚ but they come back because of certain events that happen. They start to realize who the person they killed was.The Greasers are law breakers‚ but can still be good people. Johnny from The Outsiders is a law breaker‚ but is still a good

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    treat others. Despite several religion’s moral argument that outsiders were equal‚ many early societies failed to believe in this‚ and driven by fear created a permanent rift between themselves and their neighbors. Several religions‚ such as Confucianism‚ Judaism‚ and Christianity hold central beliefs that all people should be treated equally‚ regardless of race or religion. Often thought of as the core‚ or “golden‚” rule‚ treating outsiders with respect is morally justified‚ and preached by many.

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