THE OUTSIDERS Heroes are an important part of our society. A hero is a person that puts other before themselves. In the outsiders by S.E Hinton‚ there are many characters that play important roles in the theme of the story. The theme shows that not everything is the way it appears. This is the case when identifying heroes in this story. Some characters are so strong‚ they become the heroes of the story. In the outsiders‚ Johnny‚ Dally‚ and Ponyboy are heroes‚ they all risk their lives for others
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First of all‚ I will be characterizing Atticus as an outsider and a riskful person. To begin‚ Atticus can be characterized as an outsider. Firstly‚ Atticus does not hunt‚ fish‚ gamble‚ drink‚ or smoke like a majority of the fathers and men in Maycomb do. As stated in the novel‚ “He did not do the things our schoolmates’ fathers did: he never went hunting‚ he did not play poker or fish or drink or smoke. He sat in the livingroom and read” (Lee 118). Not doing one or two of those activities to the
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your own “home”. You become what everyone would call an “outsider”. There are certain traditions and memories left behind that makes the place you once called home unique and different than any other county. As an outsider moving to the US‚ it became clear to me that all I had to do was install those traditions and memories inside of me all over again so I can feel the slightest of feeling that resembles the one I felt back home. Being an outsider in a country that is not yours isn’t as easy as everyone
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Andrea N. Anderson J. Sodon ENG102-577 29 March 2015 Essay 3: The Education Debate Wouldn’t school be great if we could make our own schedules? Not just picking out classes from pre-selected schedules‚ actually doing everything when it’s convenient for us. That’s exactly how it works when taking online courses. Online education is a great option for individuals who can’t participate or don’t prefer to participate in classroom education. I’ve successfully done it myself. Online and classroom
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The Vaccination debate My Pros: I think that the MMR vaccine is very important in the way that it protects from Measles‚ Mumps and Rubella which are dangerous diseases and is injected in 2 doses‚ at 1 year old and 5 years old. In addition these are very easy to transmit as the common cold‚ nowadays measles mumps and rubella stays averagely about 1 week however 1 on 1000 cases will be fatal in the way that it may kills people depends on the immunity of the sufferer. In addition it seems that
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------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Debate on euthanasia Introduction Today we will discuss the dilemma of euthanasia. Euthanasia also known as mercy killing is a way of painlessly terminating one’s life with the "humane" motive of ending his suffering. There are different types of euthanasia: voluntary‚ non-voluntary‚ active or passive. * Euthanasia is passive when it merely allows the death of the individual. * Euthanasia
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always has a gang‚ a street gang‚ or the so-called outcasts.” – Jimi Hendrix. The tone‚ purpose‚ and gangs in the Outsiders and the article share some traits‚ and differ with others. For example‚ they share the theme of violence among youth. However‚ the view of the gangs on violence differs. One common theme The Outsiders and the news article share violence among youth. In The Outsiders‚ the main character‚ Ponyboy‚ is involved in a local gang. Throughout the novel‚ he indicates his reluctance in
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their hands to create a law about guns. Many people agree to not being allowed to own guns at all but some people are upset at the law because they would like to own guns for their protection. After the Connecticut school massacre‚ a very intense debate on the gun law was talked about on how to keep guns away from criminals without taking the guns away from lawful gun owners to protect their selves and families. Many people been fighting for stricter gun laws for a while now and their wait is now
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People may think that outsiders are misjudged or others may agree on that they are misunderstood as a person. There are many different opinions out there. There are many outsiders just by how they; dress‚ how their hair looks or even their personalities and hobbies they’re into. I think to believe more misjudged than to misunderstand. I believe that outsiders are overall misjudged than misunderstood because in this generation everyone judges everyone somehow. Judging can even change a person. If
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Tamika DeWese Amy Wilkinson ESL-223N 21 April 2013 The English Only Debate The education of our children with disabilities‚ disadvantages‚ and non-proficient has always been a debate. The English-only movement means English is the mandatory language for daily life used in the United States. Which at times is taught to the minorities‚ children of all ages‚ people with different backgrounds used as a second language‚ and the teachers working with them. English language learners (ELLs) benefit
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