English 111 22June2012 Banned Books Banned books are becoming more current in this day of time. People often do not understand the challenge of books or why a book is being banned. Ken Petrilli‚ the author of “Banned Books Week: Celebrating You (and Celebrating Your (and Your Teens!) Freedom to Read” in the Young Adult Library Services summer of 2009‚ talks about how he understand‚ how the parents feel about some books being banned. He also advised ways to make displays for banned books week. Petrilli
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Banned Books Books are supposed to be used as reading materials where information can be retrieved. Due to this‚ books are widely used in learning institutions amongst students. The books themselves come in different genres and age requirements depending on their customers; this is such that there are children and adult books. However‚ before a book gets printed and published for used‚ it undergoes vetting to determine its credibility. Once published‚ the different genres of books can then be distributed
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Dear Megan‚ I am currently reading the book The Outsiders‚ and while reading I concluded that it would be the perfect fit for you. I have known you for the greater part of my life and you have been in all of my reading/LA classes (up until this year)‚ therefore‚ I know what kind of books you enjoy and I expect this would be one of them. I trust you would enjoy this book because it has segregation‚ high stakes‚ and strong friends and family bonds. I know these are specific qualities that you have
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The Outsiders Essay (1)Imagine being just a young teenager who has lost almost everything and is put through pain everyday. (2)When you are that young‚ like Ponyboy Curtis from The Outsiders‚ you’re most likely naïve when it comes to pain. Many teenagers think once they are in agony‚ their life is over. However‚ even though he lost so many loved ones‚ like his parents‚ he stayed positive and met the most remarkable people who brightened up his life; the Greasers. (3)In this novel‚ it shows
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In the novel “The Outsiders‚” S.E Hinton uses morality to demonstrate that appearances can be misleading. Greaser‚ Ponyboy Curtis’ literary interests and academic accomplishments set him apart from the rest of the gang and make him an admirable best friend. Although‚ Dallas “Dally” Winston is a troublemaker‚ he can still be trusted to stand up for you. Bob Sheldon is a spoiled‚ selfish individual who values meaningless traits. Ponyboy remains humble even though he excels academically. While hiding
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Being the Outsider Growing up as a child in Anaheim‚ wasn’t as imagined. The demographics of Anaheim was filled with a Hispanic population accounts for the majority of the community. As a result to the high number of Hispanics in elementary school. Children are very blissful and ignorant when knowing the difference and social standards of race‚ however my mind was not equipped for my first years of elementary school across my street. The first day of school‚ looking at my surroundings filled of
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up for someone they will want to be more like you which affects who they are. First‚ let’s talk about positive effects. If you help others they will help others and pay it forward. Your Identity can make people do good things. In the book ‚The Outsiders‚ It shows the main character ‚Ponyboy‚ hanging out with the
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Most people would not like to grow up in the 60s. Especially if they were a greaser in a bad town like the characters in S.E Hinton’s book The Outsiders. The setting of the book is east/west side of town. There are two groups in town‚ the socs and the greasers. They were a greaser or soc depending on what side of town they lived in. For example the greases lived on the east side and the socs lived on the west side of town. They setting affects the characters by developing their personality based
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It seemed as though‚ it was either her way or the highway. Usually‚ there are never quick fixes when dealing with people as many of us is set our own ways‚ very passionate about what we do‚ and want to continue doing it in the same manner. For an outsider
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Characterization Essay by:bethani campbell After Darry’s parents passing‚ he had to drop out of school‚ and get a job‚ to pay bills‚ and to raise his brothers. Darry is one of the main characters in the book “The Outsiders” written by S. E. Hinton. He takes care of his brothers‚ house‚ etc. Darry helps with the gang and their troubles against the Socs. He helps Ponyboy through his dealing with the murder. Darry is a responsible person‚ he is a mature‚ caring‚ hard worker
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