In the book‚ “The Outsiders” by S.E. Hinton there are two main social groups‚ the Socs and the greasers. The Socs‚ and the greasers are enemies in the town of Tulsa and often get into fights just because they are different. Socs and greasers often stereotype each other just based on one experience with one their friends. To start off‚ there are many instances of greasers stereotyping Socs but here are just a few examples. First‚ when Ponyboy was looking through Sodapop’s yearbook he stumbled upon
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giving‚ and humble. For two criminal teenagers to be considered heroic is strange‚ but for Dally Winston and Johnny Cade‚ sacrificing everything for their closest friends and community is a daily ordeal. Throughout H.E. Hinton’s fiction novel‚ The Outsiders‚ Dally and Johnny are constantly portrayed as dangerous and tough kids involved in illegal activity spouting from their street gang. Although this is true to an extent‚ they are simply trying to protect their family of other traumatized kids. Their
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The Significance of Innocence “‘Stay gold‚ Ponyboy. Stay gold…’” (Hinton 148). The last words of Johnny Cade indicates that he is telling Ponyboy Curtis to retain his innocence. In The Outsiders‚ the author‚ S.E. Hinton‚ suggests that Ponyboy and Johnny are trying to keep hold of their innocence. They go through many challenges and obstacles and in the end they realize that innocence can be cherished but there is a time when you have to grow up. Oddly‚ Hinton proves just the opposite; she proves
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Porphyria Lover by Robert Browning is a dramatic monologue. Browning has used several poetic elements to engage the idea of his idea about the dark side of human nature. Form the title‚ Porphyria’s lover‚ Porphyria is a name given to a form of blood poisoning that causes dementia. Just by reading the title of the dramatic monologue‚ we can immediately tell that it is about a mentally ill person and his obsession towards his lover. The dramatic monologue is separate in two main parts which is when
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If is a scientific investigation anything of a non tangible nature will be ignored. If it is a religious group anything that smacks of paganism‚ E.S.P‚ witchcraft‚ or magic will be excluded. Thus in the end‚ none of the investigators ever allow themselves access to the full scope of the phenomena they are trying
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In Hume part 3 of the Treatise of Human Nature‚ it starts with going to explain the direct passions that arise from pleasure or pain. Hume explains that motives bring us to action. He then talks about direct passions and perfunctory definition of the will as an impression we feel then he looks at the problem of free will and determinism. In the first section‚ he makes an argument for the idea of necessity. The problem is whether human action is determined by necessity with physical necessity
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most important assets are its people i.e. Employees. These employees are the foundation on which the organization stands strong; without the human power to perform certain tasks‚ to produce‚ to operate‚ to analyze‚ etc no organization can live. Although the modern technologies have made a lot things much easier but nothing can replace the significance of the Human Resources. Therefore‚ Hiring is a very challenging‚ time consuming and costly function of the company. But what’s even harder – especially
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René Descartes‚ born on March 31‚ 1596 in La Haye France‚ was both an accomplished philosopher as well as a brilliant mathematician. Growing up in a society with influential figures like Galileo and Isaac Newton whom constantly questioned traditional methods and ideologies‚ Socrates sought to devise a method for reaching absolute truth. His quest for truth led to a publication of a major philosophical work “ A Disclosure on Method‚ Meditations on First philosophy.” Descartes meditations were based
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THE OUTSIDERS Study Guide Answers Chapters 1-2 1. Identify Darry‚ Sodapop‚ and Ponyboy by giving at least 3 descriptions of each. • Darry – oldest brother‚ 20‚ roofer‚ former football player • Sodapop – middle brother‚ 16‚ dropout‚ works at gas station • Ponyboy – youngest brother‚ 14‚ good grades‚ runs track 2. How are Greasers different from Socs? • the way they dress • money • how they express their emotions 3. Who were other members of Pony’s gang? • Two-Bit
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Nature is the world around us‚ except for human-made phenomena. As humans are the only animal species that consciously‚ powerfully manipulates the environment‚ we think of ourselves as exalted‚ as special. We acknowledge that in an objective view we are merely one of many organisms‚ and that we are not able to survive outside of our natural world of air‚ earth‚ water and life. But we tend to be poor leaders in the "hierarchy" of animal life. Despite our greatness‚ too often we waste‚ we fight‚ we
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