David Pham-Martinez SOC 2001 Assignment 1 1. Sociology is the systematic study of social interaction at a variety of levels. In my belief‚ I believe that sociology means the way society acts around things and how they behave towards it. Various sociological topics interest me such as culture‚ deviance‚ crime‚ and the criminal justice system‚ gender and sexuality‚ race and ethnicity‚ families and aging‚ and religion. 2. Functionalism: also known as structural functionalism. Maintains
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Media Reaction SOC 315 September 9‚ 2013 Media Reaction There has been a lot of news lately focused around the topic of immigration and undocumented persons in the United States. With that being said it was really difficult trying to find one media source that would have plenty of new information that I didn’t know and some that I did know. Illegal immigration has always been present in the United States. Actually‚ the first law that the United States had against anyone entering was the
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“Sometimes the toughest are the most broken.” (Anonymous) In the novel The Outsiders‚ Dally Winston‚ a poor seventeen year-old with a tarnished past‚ played an influential role in the lives of his fellow friends‚ the Greasers‚ and mostly over Ponyboy. Dally was both the toughness and the anger that existed and held back the Greasers and Ponyboy. Known as the toughest of the Greaser gang‚ with no family‚ Dally felt he could take violent risks. While Dally’s death seemed tragic‚ if Dally had continued
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The Outsiders is an adolescent book about a gang of young adults and teens in the 60’s. They encounter a lot problems along the way and almost all of the characters emerge as heroes at one point. Everyone’s definition of a hero is different‚ so everyone will have a different person who they think was the most heroic. My definition of a hero is someone who is selfless‚ kind‚ brave‚ someone who helps people‚ and someone who risks their lives for others. I think that Johnny best fits this description
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“Stay gold Ponyboy. Stay gold…” (Hinton‚ 126). “The Outsiders” by S.E. Hinton is a novel about the life of a 14 year old boy and his struggles with right and wrong in a society in which he believes he is an outsider. The character Johnny Cade is brave‚ shy‚ and he does not feel loved. For starters‚ Johnny is a brave kid. The text states‚”I swear‚ you three are the bravest kids I’ve seen in a long time” (Hinton‚ 81). This quote explains that when Dally‚ Ponyboy‚ and Johnny went to go save some
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Sociology: SOC-102 Chapter 3 - Socialization Section 1 – In this section it talks about how personality‚ emotions and internal control are all parts of who we are. How emotions depend on socialization. “Socialization during childhood centers on learning our culture’s feeling rules.” By socializing with others‚ that is how we learn how to think‚ act‚ and feel. This section explains how socialization and culture can guide us in feeling and expressing emotions. But there is still more research needed
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In The Outsiders Ponyboy recites a poem on page 77. I believe that the meaning of this poem is that not everything is meant to last. In this poem‚ he talks about how the dawn becomes day‚ leafs turn into flowers‚ and how Eden sank to grief. All of these examples show how things can change. The time of change changes all time‚ as well as the seasons and more. This poem is saying that nothing in nature is meant to be the same all the time. Plants in nature grow old and slowly wither away‚ as time goes
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The Outsiders Essay (1)Imagine being just a young teenager who has lost almost everything and is put through pain everyday. (2)When you are that young‚ like Ponyboy Curtis from The Outsiders‚ you’re most likely naïve when it comes to pain. Many teenagers think once they are in agony‚ their life is over. However‚ even though he lost so many loved ones‚ like his parents‚ he stayed positive and met the most remarkable people who brightened up his life; the Greasers. (3)In this novel‚ it shows
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Dear Megan‚ I am currently reading the book The Outsiders‚ and while reading I concluded that it would be the perfect fit for you. I have known you for the greater part of my life and you have been in all of my reading/LA classes (up until this year)‚ therefore‚ I know what kind of books you enjoy and I expect this would be one of them. I trust you would enjoy this book because it has segregation‚ high stakes‚ and strong friends and family bonds. I know these are specific qualities that you have
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Some might say that heroes need a cool suit and have to be like “Spider-Man.” They might say that they have to be born with powers. In reality a hero helps many people in need and always cares for others. In the novel‚ “The Outsiders‚” by S.E Hinton there is one particular character that is a hero not just because he is brave‚ but because he never gave up. The people that are heros are Dally‚ Ponyboy‚ and Darry. Ponyboy is a hero because he shows courage during the time the church was on fire. He
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