The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton original copyright 1967 The protagonists in the book are the Greasers and the antagonists are the Socs. The main characters are Darry‚ Soda‚ Dally‚ Bob‚ Ponyboy‚ and Johnny. Darry is tall‚ muscular‚ smart and very strict towards Ponyboy. Darry yells at Ponyboy and always seems to expect better from Ponyboy. For example‚ Darry yells at Ponyboy on page 49‚ “Where the heck have you been? Do you know what time it is? He was madder than I had seen him in along time. I
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trouble-making criminals‚ and the upper class Socs or Socials‚ who the townspeople view as the privileged‚ wealthy‚ law-abiding people. Throughout the novel‚ one Greaser‚ Ponyboy‚ comes to realize outer appearance‚ the way someone looks‚ does not always determine his or her character or an individual’s distinctive moral and mental qualities. S.E. Hinton uses characters to clearly illustrate
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greaser‚ was walking home from the movies. A car filled with socs followed him‚ they jumped him. He remembered that Johnny‚ his best bud‚ got jumped by the same socs. Darry‚ Ponyboy’s oldest brother was worried sick about him‚ finally ponyboy showed up. Darry hit him and Ponyboy ran away‚ found Johnny in the vacant lot‚ sleeping. A car hovered around them‚ five socs jump Ponyboy and Johnny. Ponyboy was drowning the fountain‚ Johnny stabbed the soc and killed him. They went to Dally for help. Dally gave
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Throughout S.E Hinton’s The Outsiders Bad decisions lead to regret later on. In The Outsiders‚ There are two gangs The Socs‚ and The Greasers‚ neither groups get along. The Socs are rich‚ and they drive nice cars‚ the greasers are opposite they are poor‚ and drive beat up old cars. One night two Greasers Johnny‚ and Ponyboy get into a fight with The Socs. Johnny ends up killing a soc. Johnny‚ and Ponyboy get money from a gang member‚ and hide in a church. The church caught on fire when the two boys
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I have lived in Soc Trang for 15 years and this is a very special province to me. Someday‚ if you want to go to somewhere interesting‚ maybe Soc Trang is one of the best choices for you. This province lies next to the Mekong river with the area is about 3312 km2 and approximately 1‚2 million inhabitants. When you go to Soc Trang‚ you can not help visiting pagodas‚ especially Bat pagoda. This is a very special pagoda with beautiful Khmer architecture and hundreds of bat in the pagoda backyard. Shoppers
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stations and have a gang fight once in a while." (Hinton 6) Bob Sheldon‚ a Soc in the novel The Outsiders by S.E Hinton‚ was stabbed and killed by greaser‚ Johnny Cade. The greasers are considered the menace to society‚ because of the way they look and the actions they make. But what if I told you the only reason why 16-year old Johnny Cade stabbed Bob was because Bob and the others Socs were drowning Ponyboy... Socs are the real menaces to society because they assault and torment‚ they are selfish
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good hearted and caring. Then there’s the rude‚ rich‚ spoiled socs that have everything handed to them and they don’t care about anyone but themselves. The outsiders is a teen fiction novel written by S.E Hinton. The greasers struggle more than the socs because they don’t have alot of money and they feel unsafe everywhere they go. The greasers are known as the low class and they are treated poorly by society and the have it all socs. Ponyboy realizes that him and the rest of the greasers will forever
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Running head: COMMUNICATION Communication University of Phoenix Teamwork‚ Collaboration‚ and Conflict Resolution SOC/110 Ken West Feb 17‚ 2010 Communication The way in which people communicate is as varied as the languages spoken throughout the world. People cannot just exchange a few words‚ there must be an understanding and acceptance of these variations or there will be a breakdown in the communication process. This is shown in the interactions between men and women‚ people of different
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Teams in the 21st Century Reflection Paper Precious Soc 110 January 26‚ 2010 Steven Moore Teams in the 21st Century Reflection Paper Communication and collaboration is starting to play a very important role in workplaces and in schools. Workplace success depends on the ability to communicate with others. On some jobs if they cannot work as a team and communicate with other people they will lose their job. I work in teams at work and I also have worked in small groups at school‚ and find
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the novel The Outsiders. With thoughts swirling in his mind‚ fourteen year old‚ Ponyboy Curtis steps out of the movie house. Ponyboy‚ a greaser‚ with Johnny Cade‚ kill Bob Sheldon‚ a Soc‚ in self defense. In the attempts of not getting caught Pony and the gang lose some of their valued members of their crew by the Socs‚ who believe having money equals superiority. After this occurrence and facing many hardships‚ Ponyboy is found clean-handed in the hearing of the case. Ponyboy’s experience and hardships
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