When is the truth a lie?.............. When it is only half told. The truth like an arrow in flight‚ if it deviates by a plus or minus .0 degrees‚ in any direction‚ will not hit its mark. True it may come pretty close‚ may fall with in acceptable boundaries‚ but more times than not it will miss the mark altogether. Seems to me people always say they want that arrow (the truth) to hit dead center bulls eye all the time‚ but because of hidden agendas though the aim‚ was true when the arrow was loosed
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The Outsiders‚ by S.E Hinton is about two gangs who are considered outsiders. These two gangs are outsiders because they do not fit in with society. Particularly‚ there are three characters who do not only not fit in society because of what gang they are in but they are considered outsiders in there own gang; these three characters are Ponyboy Curtis‚ Johnny Cade‚ and Cherry Valance. One character that would fall under the title of the outsider would have to be Ponyboy Curtis. There are many reasons
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Shakespeare portrays Venice as incredibly advanced for its time. This is seen especially though its democratic justice system‚ as we are shown that in Act One everybody has a voice regardless of their colour or sex. The fact that Othello has obtained the high position of “general” within the army suggests that his chances have by no means been restricted by the colour of his skin. Also the fact that he is treated with the utmost respect from the Duke‚ the highest authority in Venice‚ shows that the
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Ponyboy‚ a greaser‚ was walking home from the movies. A car filled with socs followed him‚ they jumped him. He remembered that Johnny‚ his best bud‚ got jumped by the same socs. Darry‚ Ponyboy’s oldest brother was worried sick about him‚ finally ponyboy showed up. Darry hit him and Ponyboy ran away‚ found Johnny in the vacant lot‚ sleeping. A car hovered around them‚ five socs jump Ponyboy and Johnny. Ponyboy was drowning the fountain‚ Johnny stabbed the soc and killed him. They went to Dally for
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Area of Study Essay – The Outsiders Essay Teenagers are shown in a variety of texts to be‚ violent‚ disrespectful‚ disruptive and corrupt. S.E. Hinton’s novel ‘The Outsiders’ reveal teenagers to be juvenile delinquents who are violent and whose only interest is remaining faithful to their gang and its members. The theme of the novel ‘The Outsiders’ as the main characters are explained to be represented as juvenile delinquents who belong to a violent neighbourhood and lawless gangs. The gangs
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Three brothers with three very different personalities‚ and many issues have to come together to make their living situation work. The Curtis brothers throughout the course of the novel‚ learn more about each other and their relationships change greatly. After a gruesome incident that killed the boys parents‚ Ponyboy and his brother Sodapop are left in the care of Darry Curtis‚ their older brother. The changes in their relationships go from resentment and disappointment‚ to understanding each other
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Superman‚ Spiderman‚ and Batman. Everyone knows these super heroes; well I am hoping they do. Regardless‚ not every hero wares a cape or needs super powers to be considered heroic. Despite the fact anyone can be a hero. I can give some pretty convincing examples; it only takes three simple stories about three boys that sure made the headlines‚ Ponyboy‚ Johnny‚ and Dally. They proved that no matter who you are you can be a hero. There for when it comes to doing the right thing‚ sometimes
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This clip from the 2009 science fiction disaster film 2012 shows the scene where Kate Curtis (Amanda Peet)‚ the protagonist’s former wife‚ and her boyfriend Gordon Silberman (Thomas McCarthy) experience a massive‚ earth-shattering earthquake in a supermarket. The editing in this scene primarily serves to induce suspense in the audience. Suspense is created is using cross-cuts between the settings of outside the supermarket and inside. By cutting between the dialogue of couple inside and brief looks
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Sherman Alexie once said “Don’t live up to your stereotypes.”This means to be yourself and not what others stereotype about you. The quote relates to the novel because Ponyboy got stereotyped by other people but he realizes that being a greaser stands out to him and he shouldn’t care what they think about him. In this novel‚ Hinton explores the theme‚ social status does not define who you are on the inside. Johnny impacted Ponyboy by murdering Bob. In the novel it reads‚” ‘I killed him‚’ he said
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Silence entered the air after I stepped out of my apartment complex. Slamming the door hard‚ I walked out of the building and started strutting down the sidewalk into town. Several arguments left the air after I stepped out into the cold‚ frosty morning of November in Tulsa‚ Oklahoma. My parents have been arguing for months now‚ and I can’t take it. I mean‚ they’re good parents and have given me a nice place and all‚ but they always are getting drunk and argue all the time. I’ve tried to leave home
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