Howard Zinn: A People’s History of the United States In the first chapter of A Peoples History of the United States by Howard Zinn‚ the main focus is on the Indians‚ Christopher Columbus and the human progress and the author’s way of presenting factual information. Christopher Columbus is introduced as the famous navigator and explorer of the “New World”. We were taught in school that he discovered America and that was just enough for our tiny brains to like him because America is built on freedom
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the outdoors and was responsible for setting aside 200‚000‚000 acres for national forests‚ and refuges. He won a Nobel Peace Prize for his work to end the Russo-Japanese war. He also was driven to start of construction of the Panama Canal. William Howard Taft is the only person to have served as both a US President and as a Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Taft was the 27th president – serving from 1909 until 1913 after serving as Roosevelt’s secretary of war and receiving the endorsement of the
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one thing that they don’t look up to him on is fighting that’s another reason why he’s a hero he was not a fighter he said to them fighting is know good. Because of these qualities‚ Jonny deserves the title of best hero. Jonny was a boy in the Outsiders he was very nice and very brave man‚ he always got along with everyone and everyone got along with him. He did many things to make himself a hero he brought enlightenment to everyone and brought them up when they were down. He lost his own life saving
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In the book The Outsiders‚ written by S.E. Hinton‚ it tells the story of a young boy named Ponyboy‚ who is a greaser that feels like he is on the outside of society. The book which is fiction focuses on how Johnny killed Bob‚ and how the cops are after him and ponyboy. It also focuses on how they both feel like they are looked down upon by the world. The three topics addressed in this adventurous novel our the fight between the rich and poor‚ the power of friendship‚ and what it means to be a hero
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Throughout The Outsiders‚ violence is depicted in numerous ways. The Greasers and Socials use violence towards one another regularly in the story. For instance‚ the story begins with a group of Socials jumping a Greaser. However‚ the author tries to convey to the reader why violence is never the answer. In the text‚ she attempts to get through to the reader that violence does not resolve anything for both groups. By trying to explicate this through the text‚ she conveys to the reader how violence
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Howard Zinn and Paul Johnson Howard Zinn‚ born August 24‚ 1922‚ grew up in the slums of New York City. He recalls moving around a lot as his father ran candy stores during the Depression. He graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School and became a pipe fitter in the Brooklyn Navy Yard. It was here that he met his wife‚ Roslyn Shechter. Zinn was a revolutionary and an activist. He spent his early life organizing labor rallies and participating in marches for civil rights. In 1943‚ Zinn joined
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The Outsiders slang vocabulary 1)corvair-A popular sports car in the 60’s. Ex: I about decided I didn’t like it so much though I spotted a red corvair trailing me. Page # 4 2)Hood- A person that is gong that gets in trouble in their own way. Ex-greasers are almost like hoods. Page # 3 3)Tuff-cool or sharp. Ex-Like a tuff looking mustang or a tuff record. Page #12 4)Rumble-To fight between groups of people. Ex-A rumble is sometimes born out of a grudge fight. Page # 11 5)Hacked off-
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Howard Gardner‚ Multiple Intelligences Who knew that a young boy born in 1943 in Scranton‚ PA‚ would become one of the main well known theorists in today’s society (Multiple Intelligences‚ 2002). Growing up‚ Howard‚ really enjoyed being studious and doing well in school‚ however‚ he enjoyed playing piano the most. He claims that music has always been a very important aspect in his life. Majoring as a developmental psychologist and neuropsychology‚ Gardner started his research towards what is today
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making this idea a success in my educational endeavors. The use of my Intrapersonal‚ emotional and personality type of intelligence will help me in determining different areas of intelligence that will more important to me. The theories of Jung and Howard Gardner have made a great impact in the life of many scholars and families. Jung’s theories indicate the 16 personality types of learning styles. These styles are generated from the combinations of 8 different psychological types. Jung theory
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Johnny Cade‚ “the little Dark puppy that was kicked too many times and is lost in a crowd of strangers‚” as Ponyboy‚ Johnny’s friend‚ states in page eleven. In the novel‚ The Outsiders‚ by Susan Eloise Hinton‚ Johnny Cade is a character who goes through resilient phases in his life. Some phases are on how he created his inflection points‚ his inflection points‚ and the ramifications. Johnny is doubtless the first one‚ and one to have the most‚ to have a tremendous crisis then the other characters
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