symbol of identity is their hair. The greasers‚ unlike the Socs‚ cannot afford jewelry or cars like their opposing social group. Their greasy hair distinguishes them from all of their social groups and classes. In the beginning of the novel‚ the Socs and Ponyboy arrive at a confrontation and they promised‚ "We’re gonna do you a favor greaser. We’re gonna cut all that long greasy hair off" (Hinton 5). This symbolically reveals that the Socs were attempting to rob Ponyboy of his identity. Hinton
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Outsiders there is alienation. One symbol of alienation in this story is money between the Greasers and the Socs. The Socs always show the characteristics of being rich because they’re always wearing madras shirts and pants. Like in the fight after Johnny died. They also drive blue mustangs and live in big houses. One example is when the mustang rolled up on Ponyboy with a group of Socs before he got jumped. But the Greasers don’t have that much money and wear worn blue jeans and white T’s and leather
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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‚ Ponyboy and Johnny (a sixteen year old‚ who is a friend to all the Greasers) meet two girls from the Socs and get on well
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“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 story that was even a little essential to the plot‚ you were the epitome of bad parenting. One major problem I had with this book was just how useless the adults were in this story. Most of the parents were horrible ones‚ that beat their kids
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Intercultural Communication in the Workplace Pam Wetherell SOC/315 May 16‚ 2011 Ashraf Esmail Intercultural Communication in the Workplace The objective of this paper is to explain the importance of the language in the intercultural business communication. In this paper will summarize theories from three different authors about the role of the language in the global market-place. Furthermore‚ it will also include citations from other sources as well as my own opinion on the subject and explanation
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The Outsiders Essay – Describe an interesting theme from a text you have studied. Explain why this theme is interesting. In the novel “The Outsiders” by S.E Hinton an important theme is family and friendship. This theme is interesting because it shows us how when you’re family you come together to look after each other no matter what. The theme of friendship is also interesting because when your friends you support each other through everything and anything no matter what the consequences are
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different ways. Johnny was a nice‚ loving and caring kid who would do anything for anyone. In the novel it shows because when the soc’s came over and started drowning pony-boy in the fountain‚ Johnny took a stand to save his friend and so Johnny killed the soc because he didn’t want his friend to die. “I killed him…I killed that boy.” Page 69. Johnny didn’t only save his friends life but also saved the lives of a group of young children. Johnny was very courageous due to saving the lives of young children
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GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS - COURSE OPTIONS 2013-2014 WRITTEN COMMUNICATION SKILLS (CORE) ENG1103‚ College Writing and Public Life LANGUAGE SKILLS [foreign language] (CORE) One 4-credit course at the 1020 level or higher. Student must begin study at placement level.(Arabic‚ Chinese‚ French‚ German‚ Italian‚ Japanese‚ Portuguese‚ Russian‚ or Spanish QUANTITATIVE REASONING (CORE) MTH 1110. Topics in Contemporary Mathematics MTH 1130. Finite Mathematics MTH 1150‚ Survey of Mathematics
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from a fight with Socs in the beginning. But after going thru some tuff times he changed. But at the end of the book‚ if there is about to be a fight with some Socs he is willing to go in head first and get it over with. Do you think this is a good or bad change. In the beginning Ponyboy was a little skiddish and tried to run from trouble. For an example‚ "I knew it wasn’t any use thought - the fast walking‚ I mean - even before the Corvair pulled up beside me and five Socs got out. I got
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Hinton through her characters and their actions. Pony‚ Randy‚ and Darry all are outsiders to their groups and stereotypes; in Tulsa‚ Oklahoma there are two opposing gangs‚ the greasers and the Socs. The greasers are lower class people who do not have the smarts or athleticism so be special‚ while the Socs are really rich‚ really smart‚ athletic‚ have an emotional barrier‚ and love to beat up the greasers. The three boys are different than their stereotypes and show us that being an outsider is fine
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