The Outsiders By: Alyssa Padewski Do you want your kids to have bad influences from this book? Do you want them to be exposed to this material? The book‚ The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton should be banned from this school for teaching kids bad lessons and it is inappropriate. First of all‚ there is under aged smoking. As well as young kids drinking alcohol. Second of all‚ there is a lot of violence and fighting‚ plus there are weapons being used in a bad way. They show people killing people or they
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He was really able to connect and see that maybe things were similar when he learned that she used to watch the sunset. The sunset is something they both have in common. Before this‚ everything seemed like it was different for the two groups. The Outsiders is all about stereotypes and how the two groups‚ the Socs and greasers‚ think that one group is better than the other or that there world is better than another. Kids will run by the greasers and yell things
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The book The Outsiders is written by S.E Hinton. It is a book about two gangs called the Socs and the Greasers. They have different social groups and it makes them to where they do not get along. The book was also turned into a movie it was directed by Francis Ford Coppola. There are many differences between the book and the movie. The differences worth pointing out are that Dally was accused of slashing someones tires in the movie not in the book‚ that Johnny was not jumped in the movie but he was
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Darryl Curtis is a hero. There are many things that make him a hero. He made sacrifices for his brothers‚ was a hard worker‚ and always wants to protect and take care of his younger brothers. Although Darry wasn’t really a main character in The Outsiders‚ he definitely played a very heroic role in the novel. Darry made several sacrifices in his life‚ in order for Sodapop and Ponyboy to be able to have better lives. When their parents died‚ Darry passed up a college scholarship and became responsible
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as it is known to us‚ is a country of many dubious distinctions‚ habitually invaded and in conflict throughout its history by outside powers from‚ Russia‚ China‚ Japan and the USA‚ the DPRK‚ as it is now known‚ has a long history of distrust of outsiders and is one of the most isolated countries known. Founded in its current state in the moths after WW2 under the leadership of former Guerrilla leader Kim ll-sung (Cumings‚ 2005)‚ who established a dynasty as well as a unique cult of personality
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their wake. Samuel L Jackson once referred to Burton as being so amazing in the praise of his actor’s work that it made him only want to work harder. It is undeniable that Tim Burton has talent‚ but what makes him stand out is his passion for the outsider. Burton is able to draw the dark and mysterious out from our own minds and put them in to film. It is this that makes him and his characters so relatable and loveable despite their appearance being strikingly hair raising. It is a well-known fact
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You see your kids looking around in fear and sadness as they get into the police car going downtown. The Outsiders is a novel about a 14 year old boy who has troubles with friends and family. Curfew is a time that minors must be inside by or else they are in trouble. Even though no curfews may allow for more fun sometimes‚ there are many more reasons why having curfews are better. Curfews over the years have lowered teenage crime rates by 23 percent around the world. Some people believe that Curfews
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theme of “detachment” and “ indifference”‚ and his way of life is not compatible with the common‚ human customs of society‚ and for this‚ he must be punished by the rest of civilization. Throughout the book‚ we see why Meursault is considered an outsider‚ an outcast. He does not cry at his mother’s funeral like any other compassionate human being would and does not show any ambition or motivation. When being offered a job promotion‚ Meursault simply brushes away the offer‚ and tells his boss he has
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The Outsiders – The Greaser Gang Ponyboy Curtis - The youngest Curtis brother‚ 14 years old. He is the narrator of the story. Ponyboy is very smart and interested in culture and movies‚ different from his other brothers. Ponyboy gets good grades and due to that he doesn’t get along with Darryl (Darry) his older brother because Darry wants to push Ponyboy to be good in school unlike him and his other brother Soda. He loves his brother Sodapop more than he even loved his own mom and dad. He is the
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The Outsiders–Chapter 7 Characters: -Ponyboy -Sodapop -Darry -Jerry -The doctor -Two-Bit -Steve -Randy Main Events: -Ponyboy finds out about Dally and Johnny’s conditions -Ponyboy reads the newspaper and discovers that Johnny is charged with murder and there’s a chance to send both him and Sodapop to a boys’ home -Ponyboy catches up with news of Sandy‚ Sodapop’s girlfriend/ex-girlfriend -Ponyboy has an insightful conversation with Randy Vocabulary:
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