No parents. Two brothers and a gang that describes brotherhood. These are the three aspects that define the novel The Outsiders. With thoughts swirling in his mind‚ fourteen year old‚ Ponyboy Curtis steps out of the movie house. Ponyboy‚ a greaser‚ with Johnny Cade‚ kill Bob Sheldon‚ a Soc‚ in self defense. In the attempts of not getting caught Pony and the gang lose some of their valued members of their crew by the Socs‚ who believe having money equals superiority. After this occurrence and facing
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With and environmental crisis looming over us‚ and much of it caused by carbon dioxide emissions‚ many people have started asking what we can do about it. One of the most extreme questions to be asked is whether cars should be banned entirely from our towns and cities. Unfortunately‚ we live in a vehicle-dependent society. We use cars to get to and from our work‚ our schools‚ our friends and all basic amenities. We often don’t think twice about taking our car one mile down the road instead of cycling
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"Guns" people say that they are the main cause of homicide in america today‚ but are they really? There is a controversy of weither or not guns should be banned to stop the crime rate in america. People of america seem to believe that guns are the leading cause of homicide‚ but while guns may be taken away from law abiding citizens‚ criminals will still have them and they will use them to threaten America’s citizens. Data from previous decades reveals that areas within America with the most stringent
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If you think about it‚ many other people have a different society than others. These societies have positive attributes and negative ones as well. In the novel “The Outsiders” by S.E. Hinton‚ the clip “On the Road: Middle School Football” with Steve Hartman; the poem “The World Is Not a Pleasant Place to Be” by Nikki Giovanni‚ it gives us positive information about Ponyboy’s society‚ Keith’s society; the society described in the poem. And knowing how their society is positive might change the way
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How can complete opposites of people also have many similarities? How can a law breaking guy have anything similar to a law-abiding person? In most stories this is highly unlikely. However‚ in S.E Hinton’s novel The Outsiders‚ two characters have these differences. Dally Winston and Johnny Cade are similar because they both have abusive parents and they both care about one another. On the other hand they have opposite personalities and have different opinions on the law. Therefore‚ Dally Winston
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Those who have encountered Sirus would describe it with a single word: esoteric. To an outsider it would be unfathomable‚ driven by some strange motive that is known to it and it alone. In truth‚ there aren’t any words to truly capture exactly what Sirus is. The more it is defined the more it evades description. How does one go about attaching words to something so viciously unhuman? No true empathy and no true morality to bind its actions to any sort of code‚ allowing it to act on pure‚ ravenous
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catches far exceeded the sustainable limit for whale stocks. In the late 1930s more than 50‚000 whales were killed annually[2] and by the middle of the century whale stocks were not being replenished. In 1986 the International Whaling Commission (IWC) banned commercial whaling so that stocks might recover. Some people may say that Japan is only killing whales because of so called scientific research or their culture. However‚ one does not need to kill over 900 whales for scientific research. As for
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Speech on school uniforms Now‚ who likes to dress up? Who likes to be unique? I can tell you that wearing the same clothes as everyone is not very unique is it? Body paragraph 2 basically the only reason for uniforms is that School’s are afraid that students are going to dress inappropriately. Polls actually say that less than a quarter of students in high school dress inappropriately. So why everyone should get punished too!? Body paragraph 3 We are told to tuck our shirts in and do
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Genetically modified food should be banned As newer and newer technologies are coming upfront more and more risks factors are added in the human health. Not only do they damage the human body but also it affects plants and living organisms who are consuming it. Today there is not much difference found in neither consuming healthy food like fruits‚ vegetables nor eating french fries‚ burger because the more processed food the more genetically modified? According to the author Smith “Americans
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Education has played a major role throughout society and homework has been an important element to this. Homework shouldn’t be banned as it solidifies your learning‚ broadens your knowledge and ultimately prepares you for life. Homework consists of worded problems‚ which students are expected to complete. Homework can prove as extra help when needed. Students all vary in academic abilities‚ some students tend to lose concentration and focus more easily than
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