Outsiders Essay (#5 Is Randy a hero or a coward?) In the novel the Outsiders‚ Randy Adderson‚ (a Soc) decides not to fight in the rumble against the Greasers. I believe that he is a hero for the following reasons. Randy’s motivation for not fighting in the rumble was not based on fear‚ but rather understanding. He realized that even if the Greasers won‚ the Socs would still be the lucky ones with all the breaks. Randy knew that fighting wouldn’t change anything. Randy states‚ “I’d fight‚
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Character characteristics From reading the book named The Outsiders By S.E. Hinton‚ I found that Ponyboy was the character that has many similarities to me. I can relate to him since he is very athletic‚ smart‚ kind. I think that I do not connect to any other character like I connect to Ponyboy. The first characteristic we have in common is how both of us are very athletic. Ponyboy and I‚ play a variety of sports. Ponyboy is very athletic because he is on the track team for his school. I have
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MASTER ARTIST CHUCK CLOSE Chuck Close is an American painter and photographer who achieved fame as a photorealist; paintings based on using cameras and photographs to gather visual information and then from this‚ creating a painting that appears to be photographic. Close was born on July 5‚ 1940‚ in Monroe‚ Washington. Since a young boy he had a desire for art‚ throughout his childhood he had quite a few rough times whether it was his parents becoming very ill or his own health taking a turn for
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Dylan Spurlock Gassel English 1101.22 14‚ September 2010 Close Call My day began like any other day. I had a friend stay with me the night with me‚ so we woke up‚ walked outside and smoked a cig. We were just standing talking about how wild the night before got. I asked Slim‚ “You ready to do it again tonight?” He said‚ Hell yea! You already know!”(Laughing and smiling while saying it). After we got done smoking we walked inside and ate us some breakfast .For a while we just sat around
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Some might say that heroes need a cool suit and have to be like “Spider-Man.” They might say that they have to be born with powers. In reality a hero helps many people in need and always cares for others. In the novel‚ “The Outsiders‚” by S.E Hinton there is one particular character that is a hero not just because he is brave‚ but because he never gave up. The people that are heros are Dally‚ Ponyboy‚ and Darry. Ponyboy is a hero because he shows courage during the time the church was on fire. He
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“The Outsiders” essay Sodapop is the best character in the book “The Outsiders”‚ because he genuinely cares about everyone in the story. No matter what the task if the gang or a brother needed a favor or some assistance he was always there. He has that cool that everyone loves‚ and is just a good guy. He is one of those people that anyone would look at and say I could love that face the book even says “Soda is more handsomer than anyone else I know(Hinton 7).” Sodapop cares about the outcome of
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Who is an outsider or an outcast? Do you know how an outsider or an outcast feels? Have you ever been to a different country‚ or got taunted on how you dress‚ or ever been rejected from a particular group? Is the experience of being an outsider universal? There are a lot of questions that come up when you think about being an outsider. An outsider or an outcast is a person goes against the values of other people. A loner for example. A loner is rejected by their peers. They are isolated because they
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Othello: The Outsider (Acts 1 and 2) It is without a doubt that Shakespeare chooses to expound on the concept of the outsider in the first two acts of the play because this concept or theme will be of paramount importance especially in the later parts of the play. Shakespeare seeks to craft this concept of the outsider in a dramatically effective manner by giving definition to what constitutes being an outsider and what are the implications of being an outsider. This essay ultimately argues that
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INSIDERS AND OUTSIDERS Who are the insiders? · people who conform · behave according to the accepted rules · members of society · only insiders in their own group Insider clubs and societies Freemasons‚ Scouts‚ Guides‚ Trade Union‚ Working Men’s Club‚ Gentlemen’s Clubs‚ · own rules of behaviour for its members · protect the interests of their members · sometimes expensive to join The changing image of the insider · insider today à maybe outsider tomorrow · changing
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WHAT ARE THE SYMBOLS IN THE OUTSIDERS? This essay is about The Outsiders‚ it’s a novel made by S.E. Hintons. You will learn about the symbols that’s shown here in this novel. Why did sunset‚ mustangs and greasy hairs become the symbols of this book? Symbols are really important for readers to understand because it expands their mind and understanding about the novel‚ or book more. One of the symbols that the novel The Outsiders showed to us is the sunset. Sunset was like the bridge for making
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