Summer Hunwardsen Mrs. Merced ELA Core 7B April‚ 12‚ 2017 Outsiders Argumentative Outline Was johnny angry or was he just protecting? Johnny was jumped before and would have died if his gang wouldn’t have come to find him and help him. He might’ve just been angry because of what he was put through when he was jumped. But johnny is guilty for killing Bob. It was planned! I mean duh it’s a book S.E Hinton planned the book but it says that johnny
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Have you ever been in an argument where both sides make sense and the conclusion to it all just depends on the evidence provided? Well‚ in the young-adult fiction novel‚ The Outsiders‚ by S.E. Hinton‚ there is the argument of whether a boy named Ponyboy should stay with his older brother Darry or go into the system. Ponyboy should stay with darry for multiple reasons. For example‚ Darry cares very deeply about Ponyboy‚ and he makes certain Ponyboy gets all his work done for school and succeeds.
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Jaylen Brooks Professor Leath WRC 1023.004 1 March 2014 Essay 2 Who Are Heroes Nowadays? “A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to preserve and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles” (“Christopher”). According to Merriam-Webster’s‚ a hero is “a legendary or mythological figure often of divine descent endowed with great strength or abilities” (“hero”). The criterion of a hero is quite clear cut. The person must show courage‚ special attributes‚ is highly praised and respected
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“Ponyboy‚ listen don’t get tough. You’re not like the rest of us and don’t try to be…”-Two-bit Matthews Page 171. The Outsiders is a novel written by S.E Hinton in the 1960’s‚ the novel is based on a true story. The story is about Ponyboy‚ a teenager that belongs in the gang called Greasers. There is another gang that opposes the Greasers called the Socs. The two gangs live in two sides of Oklahoma‚ the Greasers being in the east‚ and the Socs being in the west. The Socs and the Greasers often fight
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No parents. Two brothers and a gang that describes brotherhood. These are the three aspects that define 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
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going to deal with the notion “Myths and Heroes”. To begin with I would like to give a definition of the notion. A myth is a popular belief‚ and a hero is a person who is admired for having done something very brave or having achieved something great. It’s only a matter of opinion‚ I can consider someone a hero whereas you don’t. In relation to the notion the subject of my presentation will be “The Heroes of our society”. Nowadays‚ some people say that our heroes haven’t achieved much except celebrity
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Today I read two articles that have impacted my thought of the millennials era‚ those two articles are The Outsiders: How Can Millennials Change Washington If They Hate It? by Ron Fournier and Millennials: The Greatest Generation or the Most Narcissistic? by Jean Twenge. In the first article they really explained that this generation‚ the people of today are the ones that they younger people are more service oriented than anyone ever was. This is a great thing‚ but whats the link? Nothing actually
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Enlightenment period was as great as it was troubling to citizens across several European nations as well as American colonies. In the first video of the Heroes of the Enlightenment series entitled Power of Knowledge‚ the viewer listens to the stories of four men whom‚ through their work‚ began and shaped the Age of Enlightenment (BBC‚ The Power of Knowledge: The Heroes of the Enlightenment‚ 2012). The intention of this video was to demonstrate how Isaac Newton‚ Denis Diderot‚ Marques of Pombal‚ and Erasmus Darwin
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Heroes Today Todays heroes look different from those of the past. It does not matter where you are from‚ how old you are‚ or even your age. In the ancient time a hero was known for killing and conquering. On page 269 it says “A nod to girl power was made in the form of Catwomen”. This shows that there are heroes as women in fiction and nonfiction. Having this versatility in heros shows that everyone can be a hero no matter what race‚ size‚ or gender. Heroes have changed from the ancient times. It
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When people hear the word “hero” they automatically think of superman‚ batman‚ Spiderman‚ etc. however they seem to forget that we have heroes walking the streets of the community. My mother is my hero‚ why? When I was younger‚ I jammed my hand in the wardrobe door‚ obviously I had started crying. My mother had come in the room and when I told her what happened‚ she then hit the door. She told the wardrobe door not to hurt me. The point is that whenever I need her‚ I know she will always be there
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