The current field of research into the cause of the downfall of the knightly class generally agrees that it was primarily a result of the introduction of gunpowder weaponry‚ but some recent scholarship suggests otherwise. Up through the present‚ historians have believed that the gunpowder revolution in military technology predominantly caused the knightly class in Europe to disappear. Unlike previous ranged weapons developments‚ firearms took no skill to operate and had the power to punch through
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Greasers and the Socs. ”Mother to Son” is a poem by Langston Hughes about a mother giving advice to her son about life. But‚ both S.E. Hinton and Langston Hughes had similar ideas when they wrote the book and poem. The Outsiders is about the battle between the Greasers and the Socs. The Socs are the snobby rich kids that live a high society life style and consider the Greasers sewer scum. Greasers are the tough low class group that have pretty rough life styles and think that the Socs are a bunch of
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I heard about this thing with the dead Soc kid. It’s not your fault but there are a few ways you could have handled things differently. In my opinion it was pretty stupid. First off‚ being out that late was probably not a good idea. You should have just gone home. If you went home you would not have gotten jumped by the Soc. I get it Pony‚ you got mad at Darry but you should have stayed at home and talked things over. None of this is your fault. The Socs jumped you. You need to think about what
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because he fell asleep in the lot. Darry and I were worried sick about him! And when he got home he was back sassing to Darry so he hit him then Ponyboy ran. 3. Me: Did Pony kill the Soc? Soda: No Johnny Cade Killed the Soc. The Socs were drowning Ponyboy and Johnny was sticking up for him. Then he stabbed the Soc with a switchblade.
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Explanation: These are the last words in the second chapter. Before‚ Ponyboy tells the reader about how impossible it seems for the Socs to have real problems‚ but Ponyboy fires back with the sentence that brings more questions than answers. Ponyboy is essentially saying that eventually he comes to realize that there are real problems associated with being a
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1 Connection between poverty and obesity Author (Reggie L. Brown) ENGLISH 135 Professor (Jennifer James) Devry University 4 December 2011 First Draft Connection between poverty and obesity It is said that obesity can be caused by not knowing how to combat and prevent this common disease before it begins in poverty stricken areas. Additionally the availability of nutritious food choices and the means to have safe active life style are not available to those who suffer from poverty
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starts‚ Johnny was viciously beaten by a group of Socs. He was scarred by this beating‚ and now carries a switchblade in his pocket at all times. Johnny says‚ “He would kill the next person who jumped him.” I chose this quote because it foreshadows the event later in the story when Ponyboy and Johnny get jumped at the park and Johnny stabs and kills Bob. This quote identifies Johnny as a very cautious character after he was beaten up by the group of Socs. Johnny’s parents abuse him verbally and physically
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hair with grease‚ and that’s where the name Greasers came from. Ponyboy Curtis is the main character in this story‚ and he has 2 brothers‚ one named Darry‚ and the other named Sodapop. One night Johnny and Ponyboy are out at the park‚ and a group of Socs‚ the nickname for Rich Kids‚ came by and started beating them up. One of them stuffed Ponyboy’s face into the fountain and tried to drown him‚ so Johnny stabbed him before he killed Ponyboy. The boy that he stabbed died‚ and so they went to a friend
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Summary In The Outsiders‚ by S.E. Hinton‚ Ponyboy and Johnny kills a teenager by stabbing him in the back and are forced to run away from the police to an abandoned church. This all starts in Chapter 1 when Socs jump Ponyboy when he comes back from the movie theater. They cut and bruise him up a lot‚ but before they can do serious damage‚ the gang of Greasers that he belongs to come running just in time to help Ponyboy. Soda gets worried when he sees the injuries‚ but Darry yells at Ponyboy
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someone that behaves the same way as Superman or Spider Man. The Outsiders‚ is a novel by S.E. Hinton. It’s about the conflicts between the Socs and greasers. In the story‚ Johnny‚ is a fourteen year old boy who is always being nice to people. Throughout the story‚ he did a lot of heroic things that make him a hero. For example‚ he helped Ponyboy fought the Socs and saved the kids from the church. Therefore‚ Johnny is considered a hero. Johnny is the youngest member of the greaser gang‚ Ponyboy‚ his
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