"Women‚ like children‚ have but one right‚" Fitzhugh argues therein‚ "and that is the right to protection. The right to protection involves the obligation to obey." This seems to be a continuing norm. Women have always been looked at as the weaker sex‚ and should only do housework‚ and care for the children and the husband. The husband will do the hard work and supply for the family. And that’s that. But in today’s culture that norm is causing major problems‚ because women want equal rights‚ they
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Fitzhugh and Helper were both “zealous propagandists” whose work “added to the certainty of an irrepressible conflict.” There was a reason that Southern states were quick to secede following the election of Abraham Lincoln. The growing spread of abolitionism‚ they feared‚ would destroy their way of life. With both camps talking past each other‚ there was an absolute refusal of southern whites to consider any change in the economic structure. Many slave owners clearly believed in a Northern conspiracy
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Outsiders by S. E. Hinton Apseloff‚ Marilyn Fain. “Hinton‚ S.E..” World Book Advanced. World Book‚ 2016. Web. 12 Oct. 2016. The book The Outsiders is written by author S.E. Hinton. Susan Eloise Hinton is an american writer of novels for young adults. Hinton’s publisher suggested the book be published under her initials to make her name more neutral in gender. Hinton’s work is mostly about teens who are facing problems such as poverty‚ violence‚ drug abuse‚ and alcohol. Hinton was born in Tulsa
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Poverty strikes the streets you live in. Everywhere around you you see people starving‚ crying or begging for money. This is what Ponyboy has to live with being a greaser. “The Outsiders” is a book by S.E Hinton. The poem “Poverty and Wealth” is a poem by Ella Wheeler Wilcox. What do these two pieces of literature have in common? Well‚ more than you’d initially think‚ because I’m here to share with you some of the similarities with “The Outsiders” and “Poverty and Wealth” First the king’s son is
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Many towns have started to put a public curfew affecting minors‚ normally around 10 pm. In the Outsiders by S.E. Hinton there is no curfew‚ would it have been helpful to the characters? Would it have affected them? Despite popular belief‚ some believe that there should be no curfew‚ and it may have helped the characters. Some people believe that there should be a curfew for minors. If there is a curfew there would be less time to get in trouble. “You really killed him‚ huh‚ Johnny?" If there was
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S.E. Hinton illustrates the characteristics of Young Adult Literature (YAL) in her novel‚ The Outsiders‚ through the format of her book as well as the content. It is told from the viewpoint of a teenager‚ in young adult’s language and is fast-paced. The content is optimistic‚ touching on the relationships young adults will have and dealing with their emotions. It also highlights differences in culture and social standing – issues of interest to young adults. The mechanical characteristics of YAL
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The main character in the “The Outsiders” by S.E. Hinton is about a fourteen year old boy named Ponyboy who lives with his brothers. His problem is that he is an outcast because he is a greaser‚ but he is also very kind for a greaser. He goes to high school with another social group called Socs‚ short for Socials. The greasers and Socs fight a lot‚ and when Ponyboy’s brother hits him‚ he runs away. So Pony has to survive using only his brave and intelegent traits while dealing with problems inside
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In our world today‚ the standards of society are what many of us live by. The people who do not meet these qualifications are cast out by society. The novel The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton‚ demonstrates what being on the outside is like. The Greasers‚ labeled as outsiders‚ are viewed by their community as hoodlums and criminals; the only reasons being that they are not well off‚ put grease in their hair‚ and dress differently. Reading this book made me think of a very important lesson everyone should
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One of the main characters of the story The Outsiders‚written by S.E. Hinton‚ is a 14 year old boy named Ponyboy. Ponyboy is a strong boy who lives on the east side of town. He feels that it is unfair how everyone is against the greasers and thinks they are garage just because they do not have nice things like the west side socs. Throughout the story‚ Ponyboy was caring‚ smart‚ and determined. He helped people and never gave up. Ponyboy is known for being smart because of many reasons inside the
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“Things are rough all over.” Those word were said by Cherry explaining that nothing is perfect. In the novel The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton‚ many characters felt like an outsider at some point. In comparison‚ I was inside the insiders group but I felt like I was not and did not felt like I belonged anywhere. In my story‚ I am going to tell you that sometimes it is okay being different. It all began when one day I started hearing the opinion of other people about me saying I was known as being “popular/well-known
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