Pony boy not to change. If you are wealthy‚ does it make you better than people who are not? Just because they are different‚ and do not have enough money to afford material things. Does it make you better and more of a person? If you think that you are right‚ then you are incorrect. Just because you have a lot of money‚ it does not make you more of a person‚ and it does not make you better at all. I mean big whoop‚ you drive a nice car‚ and have nice clothes. Guess what‚ when you cut yourself
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The author of The Outsiders is S.E Hinton. Ponyboy is a sweet‚ caring 14 year old boy who is in a gang called The Greasers. He lives with his two brothers Sodapop and Darrel. The Greasers live on the East side and the Socs live on the West side. Johnny‚ Pony‚ Darry fight for something they believe in that brings purpose to their lives. Johnny had killed Bob in the park one night and Ponyboy was with him Ponyboy sticks with everyone no matter what he is very dependable.‚ they were going
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Struggles of an Outsider Can two drastically different groups of kids face similar problems? In the novel The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton two classes of kids‚ greasers and socs‚ share many similar problems. Greasers come from rough neighborhoods and create gangs to have a sense of belonging‚ socs live in wealthy neighborhoods and gang up on greasers. Although‚ both groups are so different they have many similar problems such as fitting in‚ developing romantic relationships‚ and getting approval from
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Sometimes we find ourselves walking down the street‚ staring at the homeless begging for money or watching unique people ‘embarrassing’ themselves when all they’re doing is having fun. The diversity in the world is so vast‚ and we find ourselves pondering whether people are different or just outcasts. In many books as well‚ a character ends up being an outcast or a unique‚ different person as a whole. When are we outcasts and when are we just ‘different’ from the rest of the world? S.E. Hinton’s
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The Outsiders gives the reader hints and ideas from the story explaining how we should act and other moral issues. For example‚ a message the author describes is to stay young and innocent. The Greasers‚ specifically the younger Greasers‚ are taught to smoke and kill at a young age. This leads them to do bad things such as going to jail‚ participating in rumbles‚ and robbing stores. In other words‚ bad influence at a young age allows them to do illegal actions. By showing these actions from characters
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Inside of the Outsiders One boy’s once simple life is impacted by tragic loss after making one bad decision. The Outsiders‚ by S.E. Hinton‚ is a novel about the rivalry between greasers and Socs. It is narrated by the main character‚ Ponyboy Curtis. He tells the reader about his life being turned upside down after making one childish mistake. The greaser struggle more than the Socs because they are poor‚ the Socs jump them‚ and people think that they are trash. The greasers do not have money or
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“Your gold when you’re a kid‚ like green. everything’s new‚ like dawn” (Hinton‚ 1967‚Pg. that was what Johnny told Ponyboy in his note in Gone With The Wind explaining what he meant by telling him “stay gold”. In The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton Ponyboy Curtis is a dreamy boy who has problems with social classes which cause him to run away from home. By the end of the story‚ he learns to deal with loss and becomes an understanding‚ tuff boy. “When I stepped out of the bright sunlight of the dark
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Shakespeare’s Ulysses Troilus and Cressida is a tragicomedy that takes place in the 7th year of the Trojan War‚ written by William Shakespeare in 1603. This cannot however be called an original idea‚ as the groundwork was already laid by the likes of Tennyson‚ Homer and Dante in various forms. One character that appears in each Trojan War story is Ulysses the Greek Commander. Homer introduced the world to Ulysses in the epic poems Iliad and Odyssey in 800-700 B.C. Iliad the tale of Trojan War
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The Time After As Prophesied by He Who Hears the Waters Recorded in the annals of time Odysseus‚ son of Laertes – Bravest of all men Ulysses‚ son of none – Most stubborn of all fools As there can be no man braver than a stubborn fool you both shall stand before me and hear what I have to say. Together you will walk a shadowed path that the greatest among all men before and after feared and will fear to walk in the light of day. The first sign of your final undoing is this – a fountain of ambrosia
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Executive summary In the dawn of 21st century‚ Italian company Parmalat suddenly collapsed with €14 billion in debt‚ which made it the biggest corporate failure in Europe history. This case provides us a good opportunity to investigate corporate governance issue in Continental Europe. In this paper will be initiated with introduction of Parmalat’s history and events review on its bankruptcy‚ followed by analyzing the shortcomings of its corporate governance in both internal and external aspects
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