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    Othello the Outsider

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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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    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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    aspects in people you need to look for whats on the inside‚not just the outside. Many people just look at the outside of a person and never really try to see whats on the inside. The characters Ponyboy and Dally for example from S.E Hinton’s The Outsiders The characters Ponyboy and Dally are both in a gang called the Greasers.The Greasers get into many rumbles with the Soc’s. As members of the gang the Greasers are very close to one another‚especially to Johnny.Another thing makes Ponyboy and Dally

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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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    Outsiders Stereotypes

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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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    as being judged as an individual. Here are some examples of groups and individuals that learned the hard way. In The Outsiders the author‚ S.E. Hinton‚ shows regardless of social class a person should be judged as an individual rather than the group they are associated with. *Everyone seems to be perfect in each others eyes but the whole world is polluted with issues. The Outsiders by S.E Hinton is novel about social classes. The two main classes are the Greasers and Socs. Greasers are knowns as

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    S. E. Hinton wrote ‘The Outsiders’ when he was sixteen years old. She did not just write the book‚ but she really felt it and lived it. While the author was writing this book she looked back and realized how important it was to have another life. One day‚ her friend was walking home and a couple of “nice” kids jumped out of a car and just started to beat her friend up because they did not like that he was a greaser. Hinton went home and started writing the story of the boy who was beaten up by rich

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    Looking at “The Outsider”‚ it has a narrator in a First Person Point of View‚ and he is often unreliable. The narrator of “The Outsider” often shows his low level of knowledge‚ as stated in the text by H.P. Lovecraft the narrator says “From such books I learned all I know. No teacher urged or guided me‚ and I do not recall hearing any human voice in all those years - not even my own; for although I had read of speech‚ I had never thought to try to speak aloud.” This sentence he states shows us the

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    Discontented with the books being published for adolescents‚ S.E. Hilton decided to write The Outsiders at the age of fifteen. It was first published in 1967‚ when Hilton was eighteen. The book is set in Tulsa‚ Oklahoma. In The Outsiders‚ S.E. Hilton develops and demonstrates the importance of the two themes ‘isolation’ and ‘identity’. She mentions isolation from different viewpoints‚ such as Ponyboy feeling isolated from the members of the gang and Cherri feeling different as an individual from

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    The Outsiders Compare and Contrast October 4‚ 1957 Soviet R-7 worldwide airborne missile launched Sputnik‚ it’s the world’s first false satellite and the first man-made item to be placed into the Earth’s orbit. The launch came as a surprise toward most Americans. Then in 1958 the USA launched their own satellite “Explorer I.” President Eisenhower produced two national security-oriented space programs at the same time as NASA’s program. The first was initiated by the US Air Force‚ it gave its self

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