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    Elements of Literature Style is the spoken characteristics of a writer‚ as unique as his or her face or voice.  Their styles express their individual ways of seeing humanity.  Style is an insignia of independence and distinguishes a good writer from a meager or average writer.   This is just one of the elements of literature.  There are many elements of literature. When we read or hear poetry‚ we hear a speaker’s voice.  It is this tone of voice that conveys the poem’s tone‚ its indirect mind-set

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    civil conflict amongst the Bambara people. This same civil conflict eventually boils over into the controversy of change in people and trade. The effect of this change would later be described as the world’s lowest point of society. "On the other hand‚ Islam was dangerous: it undermined the power of kings‚ according sovereignty to one supreme god who was completely alien to the Bambara universe" (41). Was Islam the real controversy causing the conflict‚ or were the Bambara people stuck in their own

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    street gangs in the area for years and that it is usually not at all safe to be out late at night because of these gang problems. Two boys named Johnny Cade and Ponyboy Curtis have been said to be missing since the murder has taken place‚ and are suspected to be involved. The police showed up at 5:13 am and investigated the scene. Cade and Curtis were of course nowhere to be found‚ and Curtis’s older brother also called police and reported him missing. Detectives and search parties searched

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    of female sexual behavior within the Bambara culture. Female circumcision is usually traditionally performed when a girl is about six months old‚ by cutting the outer edges of the labia majora‚ then stitching it together forming a permanent layer of scar tissue‚ preventing sexual intercourse. Once a woman is married to her husband the scar tissue is cut open then allowing for sexual intercourse. Therefore‚ accepting the possibility for many children. Bambara cultural traditions and practices are

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    “And our parents would yank our heads into some kinda shape and crisp up our clothes so we’d be presentable for travel with Miss Moore‚ who always looked like she was going to church though she never did” (Bambara 3). This shows us that all the children hated her. They believed that she causes all this pain of hair pulling and such just to go and see her. They wouldn’t understand the lessons that Miss Moore was trying to teach them everyday because they were

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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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    Wanted for murder if seen please contact the police PonnyBoy Curtis 100 dollar reward if found Wanted for murder if seen please contact police Johnny Cade 100 dollar reward if found Wanted for murder if seen please contact the police PonnyBoy Curtis 100 dollar reward if found Wanted for murder if seen please contact police Johnny Cade 100 dollar reward if found A student who attends Jay Mountain high school was found dead early Saturday morning in the local park. This teenager is

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    because they do not fit in with society. Particularly‚ there are three characters who do not only not fit in society because of what gang they are in but they are considered outsiders in there own gang; these three characters are Ponyboy Curtis‚ Johnny Cade‚ and Cherry Valance. One character that would fall under the title of the outsider would have to be Ponyboy Curtis. There are many reasons why he can be considered the outsider. One reason he can be considered an outsider is because he is a greaser

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    and how they presented the movie. The two posters deliver the audience two different key messages about the movie‚ giving insight on the character relationships‚ and most of all‚ the plot. The first movie poster features Cade‚ Tessa‚ and Shane‚ along with Optimus Prime. Cade‚ who is holding a cybertronian(transformer) weapon‚ is positioned closest to the viewer‚ on the left side of the poster. Tessa and Shane are standing together behind Shane‚ on the right side of the poster. They are separated

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