Stay Gold By: Julie Pratt In the end of the novel “The Outsiders” by S.E Hinton‚ Johnny Cade’s last words to Ponyboy were “Stay gold‚ Ponyboy. Stay gold…” (pg 148). One way to interpret Johnny’s words would be that he meant for Ponyboy to keep his innocence. Another way would be to say that Johnny meant for Ponyboy to stay true to who he was. It is also possible that he meant for Ponyboy to continue to be a generally good person‚ pure of heart and mind. Johnny’s last words to Ponyboy had a triple
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Should the legal driving age stay at 16? Despite what people might think‚ most car accidents aren’t caused by the age of the driver. Car accidents are caused by the lack of experience or knowledge of the road. Sixteen is the perfect age to drive because it’s the age where teenagers start to mature and learn how to deal with responsibility. Driving is a necessary part of life. Teenagers drive themselves to school and to work‚ they help pick up a bit of the responsibilities their parents have
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In 1812‚ a controversy began over where the ancient remains of the Parthenon marble figures should be located. Although these famous statues originated in Greece‚ for the past two centuries‚ these historical pieces of artwork were not located in their homeland. Currently‚ they are being preserved and stored within the British Museum where they are displayed for many tourists and travelers from all around the world to see. Greece has requested to have them returned‚ which has in turn created an international
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Why Gay Marriage should be legalized Why is it okay for a criminal to get married but two completely innocent people of the same gender can’t? According to the Supreme Court case Loving v. Virginia‚ marriage is a basic human right and same-sex marriages should be treated equally. Just because you believe same sex marriage goes against your religion is not a fair argument because everyone has different beliefs. You ask why it should be legalized but I ask why should someone be able to chose who marries
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and society choose to use limited resources in an effort to satisfy unlimited wants. -Economics 2. Economies found primarily in the rural‚ non-industrial areas of the world‚ in which the basic economic questions are answered directly by the people involved. -Traditional Economies 3. The problem of limited resources and unlimited wants. -Scarcity 4. The next best alternative use of a resource that is given up in order to use the resource for a specific purpose. -Opportunity
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Introduction A catchy title is one of the prerequisites for any ‘saleable’ book. Hence to that extent‚ Stay Hungry Stay Foolish by Rashmi Bansal‚ has a great title‚ it being borrowed from Steve Jobs’ famous speech made to the 2005 graduating class at Stanford University. The header on the front cover says‚ "The inspiring stories of 25 IIM Ahmedabad graduates who chose to tread a path of their own making". And this is an apt preview of the jaw-droppingly awe-inspiring stories of different entrepreneurs
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Throughout‚ history the question that is always brought up is “what should the legal drinking age be”? Many people argue that it should stay as is‚ twenty one and older and others debate the legal drinking age should be lower than twenty one‚ for example‚ eighteen. I personally‚ think the legal drinking age should not be changed‚ and it should remain the same at age twenty one. For this argument there are many pros and cons to both sides. Although‚ I think keeping the drinking age at twenty one
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s get married!? These words have been spoken many times‚ by many people. Most often a man to a woman‚ sometimes a woman to a man‚ and most recently‚ and man to man and woman to woman. However‚ in those last two cases‚ getting married isn?t just a cheap flight to Vegas for the weekend. It?s been a struggle for over 40 years‚ since the gay rights revolution. There are a numerous amount of reasons as to why people oppose gay marriage‚ but basically it comes down to an absolute infringement on the civil
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Many people cringe when they hear the words "arranged marriage". They cringe because it brings to mind an image of a forced union and an unhappy couple in the middle of it. However‚ that is not always the case. Arranged marriages can be right and they do have positive effects. The concept of arranged marriages today is totally different; they are no longer the same as they once were. In earlier generations there was no communication before the wedding day‚ now the parents allow their children to
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Why We Have No Plans for Marriage The Hapsburgs of Austria used marriage to control parts of Germany‚ Naples‚ the Southern Serbs‚ all of Iberia‚ and the entire Latin American world. Marriage once‚ in the western world‚ was mostly about monetary and social gains. As time progressed marriage has become less about money and territory and more about companionship and love. While I am looking for a girlfriend‚ I have no interest in finding a wife. In contrast by the time my grandfather graduated college
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