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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In the novel “The Outsiders‚” S.E Hinton uses morality to demonstrate that appearances can be misleading. Greaser‚ Ponyboy Curtis’ literary interests and academic accomplishments set him apart from the rest of the gang and make him an admirable best friend. Although‚ Dallas “Dally” Winston is a troublemaker‚ he can still be trusted to stand up for you. Bob Sheldon is a spoiled‚ selfish individual who values meaningless traits. Ponyboy remains humble even though he excels academically. While hiding
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Being the Outsider Growing up as a child in Anaheim‚ wasn’t as imagined. The demographics of Anaheim was filled with a Hispanic population accounts for the majority of the community. As a result to the high number of Hispanics in elementary school. Children are very blissful and ignorant when knowing the difference and social standards of race‚ however my mind was not equipped for my first years of elementary school across my street. The first day of school‚ looking at my surroundings filled of
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up for someone they will want to be more like you which affects who they are. First‚ let’s talk about positive effects. If you help others they will help others and pay it forward. Your Identity can make people do good things. In the book ‚The Outsiders‚ It shows the main character ‚Ponyboy‚ hanging out with the
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Most people would not like to grow up in the 60s. Especially if they were a greaser in a bad town like the characters in S.E Hinton’s book The Outsiders. The setting of the book is east/west side of town. There are two groups in town‚ the socs and the greasers. They were a greaser or soc depending on what side of town they lived in. For example the greases lived on the east side and the socs lived on the west side of town. They setting affects the characters by developing their personality based
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“Stay gold‚ Ponyboy‚ stay gold‚” Those are the words that Johnny wrote to Ponyboy before his tragic death. Johnny wanted to let Ponyboy and his best friends know that life goes on and just because there is hardships‚ there still is happiness in the world and that the grass is always greener on the other side. I believe that if Dally had not been killed then all of the gang’s lives would go on living the motto of Johnny. Dally would be alive and still heartbroken from Johnny’s death but he would know
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By far one of the best books I read‚ but mostly just because it’s filled with action and slight romance. The Outsiders is a book filled with greasers and kids that don’t fit in with society‚ hence the name outsiders. It’s shows off how some people that can be represented as hoodlum like‚ they can still be honorable and respect one another. The book has multiple genius quotes that can be interpreted in different ways‚ but still hold its meaning. The main character‚ Ponyboy is seen as a innocent and
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Reading Log - ‘The Outsiders’ - NO PLAGIARISM The story starts off with Ponyboy‚ the protagonist‚ getting jumped by a bunch of Socs. Socs is the abbreviation for the Socials‚ they are the “West-side rich kids.” Harmony is a joke between the two gangs‚ as differences are common. Unlike the Socs‚ “Greasers are almost like hoods; we steal things and drive old souped-up cars... and have a gang fight once in a while.” Ponyboy Curtis lives with his two older brothers‚ Sodapop and Darry. One night
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English “Nothing Gold Can Stay” The poem “Nothing Gold Can Stay” by Robert Frost is written in aabb rhyme scheme with iambic trimeter. Through the use of paradox‚ Frost suggests that the most cherished elements of life will eventually fade. The poem depends heavily on metaphors to show what we value will eventually succumb to time. The poem begins with contrasting nature’s green with gold. It’s as if the green
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It seemed as though‚ it was either her way or the highway. Usually‚ there are never quick fixes when dealing with people as many of us is set our own ways‚ very passionate about what we do‚ and want to continue doing it in the same manner. For an outsider
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