What do you think defines a hero? Heroes in S.E. Hinton’s The Outsiders help people a lot. Johnny‚ Darry‚ and Dally are all heroes because they help people in different ways. Johnny is a hero in The Outsiders because he has helped people. The first way he has helped people is when he killed Bob to save Ponyboy from drowning. This helps people because that way Ponyboy survives and does not die. The second way he has helped people is when he decided to turn himself in. This is an act of heroism
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The Outsiders Theme Paragraphs Many times in society‚ people are judged by their appearance and social class. This has happened since the dawn of time. For example‚ the holocaust‚ civil rights‚ slavery‚ and so many others. In the story the outsiders‚ people are targets by how they dress‚ and how much money they have. S.E. Hinton Shows us that these exterior traits do not signify our true personality. Ponyboy is often segregated based on how he dresses. Many people will assume that he is a
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Are there any acts of selflessness among lawless brothers? The book by S.E Hinton‚ The Outsiders‚ has two protagonists and antagonists. The greasers are gangs on the poorer side of the city while on the east side there were Socs. The greasers and the Socs fought each other over territory. Although it may seem like the Greasers are completely lawless people‚ they still are honorable due to reasons like how the protect each other‚ how they come together to protect what is theirs and help others who
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Bud not Buddy Oh my there’s Miss Caldwell! This story would be different in modern time because Bud’s mom wouldn’t have died because there would be medicine and hospitals. Also‚ Bud wouldn’t be hungry all the time because there would be more missions and food places. Another reason it would be different is Bud would be going to school because he wouldn’t be on the hunt for somebody. This helps my last point I mentioned. Bud not Buddy would be different in modern times. Bud not Buddy‚ is a
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parents were sharecroppers‚ but at the young age of 12‚ he became an orphan. He then ran away to Baltimore to work as a cabin boy on a ship. This is where he became an amazing sailor and learned all about exploration. Henson was 21 when he first met Robert E. Peary. Peary was an excellent explorer‚ engineer‚ and Lieutenant for the US Navy‚ and he was looking for someone to help him on his expedition to Nicaragua to look for a spot to build a canal across Central America. Henson was able to make himself
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For all Ulysses knew he was a hero. He was a god-like warrior and deserved much more than the petty life of a regular mortal. He fit the label of an immortal deity‚ his actions in the Trojan War and the ten years he had spent sailing on the sea have determined it. He had fought a murderous battle‚ and came out victorious; he defended his crew from most dangers that the gods launched at them. Ulysses was a god in his mind‚ and the images Calypso had shown him had showered him with pride. Yet‚ there
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Arizona v. Grant Arizona v. Grant The U.S. Supreme Court limits how police searches a vehicle after Arizona v. Grant. April 21‚ 2009 the U.S. Supreme Court adds new limits on how law enforcement officer can search the passenger compartments of a vehicle. Due to this ruling‚ police officers require having either evidence of a crime for which the suspect is being arrested for‚ or the officers are completing a weapons check that could be within reach of the suspect. Arizona v. Grant makes important
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William Grant Still was born in rural Mississippi on May 11‚ 1895 to parents who made a modest living teaching. Today Still is the most famous African American composer. Still’s father‚ though he died when Still three months old was‚ was one of his biggest influence. His father was a local band leader. After his fathers’ death‚ Still and his mother moved to Little Rock‚ Arkansas where she was a High School English teacher for nearly thirty years. Still’s step father‚ Charles Shepperson‚ nurtured
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the finish line that we fail to find joy in the journey (Oliver). This quote expresses that life is one big interesting journey and we get lost on the finish line and not the journey. This quote connects to the two poems very well. But Both poems “Ulysses” and “Ithaka” deal with something that makes life living for but they are so different in many ways. In the Poem “Ithaka”‚ Cavafy tells us that we should spend time on the journey and not the finish line. Cavafy tells us that we need to take our
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Grant Proposal July 16‚ 2012 The local police department is in serious need of funding in all facets. The juvenile program has been hit the hardest and will need the largest cut of the grant because these programs keep youth from becoming repeat offenders or major felons. The rehabilitation and diversion programs are ways to help these juveniles without major cost to the states or counties by offering three to six month programs allowing juveniles a chance to get his or her charges dismissed
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