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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After Darry’s parents passing‚ he had to drop out of school‚ and get a job‚ to pay bills‚ and to raise his brothers. Darry is one of the main characters in the book “The Outsiders” written by S. E. Hinton. He takes care of his brothers‚ house‚ etc. Darry helps with the gang and their troubles against the Socs. He helps Ponyboy through his dealing with the murder. Darry is a responsible person‚ he is a mature‚ caring‚ hard worker‚ and a stern person.
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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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SOC227 – Sociology of Works and occupation Chapter II Notes: Demographic composition of the labor force – demographics (who specialize in studying the structure of dynamic population) can predict birthrates‚ life expectancy etc. Three trends very important: 1) Work Force Aging: Population aging – impact on job opportunities‚ pensions‚ work values and organizational structure. Baby boom generation (1946-1964) – largest generation in Canadian history. By 2000‚ 13% baby boomers‚ 2026 – 21
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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 capability to look past the social class system of Socs and Greasers allows them and the people around them to have a better quality of life‚ making them heroes. John Barth once
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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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when people experience the hallucination under the influence of these drugs‚ they would like to this again & again causing a serious Drug Addiction. Now let’s try to understand the various Drugs frequently abused. The Most Common that is used by more than 80% of the people is Marijuana also called Ganja or Grass or weed in colloquial language. The most dangerous aspect to be noted is that in spite of being labeled a Banned Drug‚ Marijuana is available very easily to all & sundry. The reason
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people. Did you know that he was buried with the Terracotta Army. This army was completely made out of clay‚ and were made to defend Shi Huangdi in the afterlife. Some think Shi Huangdi was a visionary‚ however‚ he was really a menace. One reason Shi Huangdi was a menace because he had horrible policies. In the video it states that he “subjected his people to high taxation.” Because of this high taxation‚ the people got very mad at Shi Huangdi and some people even tried to kill him. According to
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Dennis the Menace Report In the movie Dennis the Menace‚ there are many different age groups represented; childhood‚ adolescence‚ adulthood‚ and older adulthood. During childhood‚ children are carefree‚ fearless‚ talkative‚ curious‚ and playful. In adolescence‚ teens are faced with many important responsibilities and decisions. They start to become more mature and become interested in the opposite sex and sexual actions. When you enter into the adulthood and older adulthood world then you are
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Is it possible for two friends that admire each other to have similar and different characteristics? In S.E. Hinton’s story The Outsiders there are two such characters that have similarities and differences. Johnny Cade and Dallas Winston are similar because they have abusive parents‚ and they both have very little values on their life. Additionally‚ they have differences that involve the law and the way they want to die. Therefore‚ Dally Winston and Johnny Cade have huge differences in their lives
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