PART ONE 1. Compare Ponyboy and Cherry Valance. Ponyboy and Cherry Valance are quite similar in many ways; there are not many differences between them. Ponyboy and Cherry Valance are both dreamers that watch sunsets and dislike fighting‚ and when Cherry brought up that “It’s rough all over” Ponyboy thought about it and came to the conclusion that she was right. It seems like the only differences between them are their views on the Soc‚ Bob (Cherry sees the good in Bob‚ but Ponyboy does not) and that
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The Discrimination of Outsiders ZZ Packer’s Drinking Coffee Elsewhere a book that consists of many short stories that are very similar in plot‚ however very different in the overall meaning of the story. Throughout her compilations of short stories Packer grasps the idea of being labeled an “outside” in our society. In these three stories “Brownies‚ Drinking Coffee Elsewhere‚ and Geese” all of the main characters of the story receive discrimination from their other peers. In one story “Brownies”
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An outsider‚ a person who wants to fit-in but can’t. Everyone defines themselves and others in their own ways‚ everyone is different‚ but some try to be the same. We are all given the same opportunities but we still rely on others to do those opportunities for us. There is one group that does not rely on others to get them through life and they are often misjudged. These people are often very successful and are idolized later in life. They are not afraid to be different‚ but they are often times
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In the novel ’Specky Magee and the Season of Champions’‚ written by Felice Arena and Garry Lyon. Simon (Specky) Magee injures himself and can’t play football for his school. he disobeys his parents and is grounded. He meets new people and faces the pressures that all teenagers face. I feel that this is a perfect book for all teenagers because can relate to at least one of the characters. Specky is a 13-year-old boy whose life is driven by Australian Football. He is a little bit rebellious and the
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One of the biggest milestones reached in the film industry was the narrative‚ movies that actually told a story. The first narrative movie was The Great Train Robbery‚ created in 1903 by Edwin S. Porter. The silent film is only about 10 minutes long‚ but was the precursor to the action and western genres. The popularity of the movie proved that motion pictures could be commercially successful. The plot of The Great Train Robbery was actually inspired from a real event. On August 29‚ 1900‚ four members
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How could a hoodlum die a hero? Most people would say it is not possible for a hoodlum to be a hero but I disagree. I think that anyone can be a hero if they care about helping others and are willing to risk their lives for someone else. Dally was a hoodlum but he cared about his friends like they were family and he did everything he could to protect them. According to the dictionary‚ a hero is someone who is admired or idealized for courage‚ outstanding achievements or noble qualities. Dally was
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My story starts with a grapple and a frantic air. That is how most of us were taken. Grabbed from our homes and lined up to be taken to concentration camps. Most of us were taken without a glance‚ but as the SS officers came in the door‚ one of them turned to stare at me eyes. I did not resist. The train ride to the camps was long and quite eventful‚ it took weeks. The very first day‚ a young man discovered an unlocked roof hatch. He decided he was going to jump off‚ an idea most people met with
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Halloween Pranks In the 1930s‚ two churches in Bradley with bells in relatively short steeples and standing in close proximity to each other became the setting for a Halloween prank enacted by a group of mischievous and ingenious boys. At each church‚ as groundwork for their shenanigans‚ they secured one end of a sufficiently long rope to the bell clapper and tossed the other end out of the steeple to the ground. The boys launched their stunt by ringing one of the bells from a hidden vantage point
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On a calm afternoon last week‚ a peaceful town was set into panic. A small church in Windrixville caught fire in the early afternoon last week‚ but something else was wrong. 5 young children were stuck inside. In this article‚ we will address all about the start‚ the fire‚ and the aftermath. Based off of Ponyboy and Johnny‚ the fire may have started from a lighted cigarette‚ but they cannot tell for sure. Two young heroes arrived on the scene‚ Ponyboy Curtis and Johnny Cade. Soon after
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I used to hate greasers. They had tried to pick up Cherry and Marcia‚ Bob and my girls. We were so mad that they thought they had the right to do that; they were no-hopers. The night we went to find Ponyboy and Johnny we just wanted to put them back in their place. We wanted the power restored to our superiority‚ because as typical socs we believed this was our right. Socs will always have more power than greasers because the socs had money and the greasers didn’t. There was a constant war between
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