Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? A person should never make an important decision alone. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer. We make many decisions in our life‚ whether it is a big decision‚ such as what career to study‚ or a small decision‚ where to go in the weekend‚ the choices we make could affect our life in different ways. Most of the people thought that making an important decision alone is high risk action. Other people feel that they are the
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Type of illness and category A psychopath is a psychotic mental illness. Someone who is suffering from this mental illness has a reduced or is lacking empathy towards others. They are usually seen as very anti-social. It is a personality disorder which can be defined as “patterns of behaviour‚ mood‚ social interaction‚ and impulsiveness that cause distress to one experiencing them‚ as well as to other people in their lives.” (Personality Disorders) It can effect a persons daily life as they may
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An outsider‚ a person who wants to fit-in but can’t. Everyone defines themselves and others in their own ways‚ everyone is different‚ but some try to be the same. We are all given the same opportunities but we still rely on others to do those opportunities for us. There is one group that does not rely on others to get them through life and they are often misjudged. These people are often very successful and are idolized later in life. They are not afraid to be different‚ but they are often times
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The Discrimination of Outsiders ZZ Packer’s Drinking Coffee Elsewhere a book that consists of many short stories that are very similar in plot‚ however very different in the overall meaning of the story. Throughout her compilations of short stories Packer grasps the idea of being labeled an “outside” in our society. In these three stories “Brownies‚ Drinking Coffee Elsewhere‚ and Geese” all of the main characters of the story receive discrimination from their other peers. In one story “Brownies”
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knew she was dead. He knew this because he killed her. Psychopaths manipulative behavior makes it easy for them to lie to anyone. Adnan felt no remorse for what he did and continued to lie about not killing her even when the people investigating have solid evidence against him. As a kid Adnan constantly went behind his parents backs and lied to them on the daily. His manipulative and dishonest personality make him a prime target for being a psychopath. Psychopath can be very charming and intelligent
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The Outsiders Alienation The Outsiders is a story that has motley of alienation. Alienation isn’t being taken by aliens. Alienation is uniqueness and someone that is different from another person or group of people. But through the whole story of the Outsiders there is alienation. One symbol of alienation in this story is money between the Greasers and the Socs. The Socs always show the characteristics of being rich because they’re always wearing madras shirts and pants. Like
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‘The Outsiders’ written by S.E Hinton demonstrates that violence can cause much change to a person on the inside as well as outside. This book became an immediate success when it was written during the 1960’s and was based around the reputation and the stereotypes of that current decade. If you were a kid growing up in Tulsa‚ Oklahoma you either belonged to one of two groups‚ a “Soc” or a “Greaser”. In this book‚ there are many differences between the two groups‚ which tends to cause much violence
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A hero is someone whose only fear is what will happen if he runs away. I believe that anyone can be a hero; all it takes is a little bravery. Heroes come in all different shapes and sizes‚ and they are not a certain type of person. They can be mothers‚ fathers‚ homeless people‚ pastors‚ alcoholics‚ anyone. Some people’s heroes are celebrities‚ mentors‚ or a hero can even be your role model. There are of course differences and similarities in all of those people though. I believe that a celebrity
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‘The Outsiders’ by S.E Hinton shows the challenges of teenagers in America during the 1960’s. Many of the characters in the novel are ‘heroes’ as they face their fears and become better people. Johnny was a character to remember. He overcame his own fears to save the lives of pony-boy and a group of young children. Darry was courageous due to the sacrifices and choices he made to his family. Cherry Valance will be highly remembered for all she stood up for and all she believed in. Although all these
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?John McKenna Mr. Cook English III Honors 10 May 2008 Themes of “The Outsiders” In the novel “The Outsiders” by S.E. Hinton‚ the protagonist Ponyboy struggles with many common problems that a teenager encounters. One of these problems is when he struggles with remaining loyal to the Greasers and living a moral life. The Greasers don’t have many morals except for looking out for each other‚ and that is how most of them lose their innocence. This is the problem that Ponyboy must deal with. He
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