Can We Chill

“Greasers can 't walk alone too much or they 'll get jumped, or someone will come by and scream "Greaser!" at them which doesn 't make you feel too hot if you know what I mean. ” ~ The Outsiders, Chapter 1, Page 2. This quote which kicks off the book helps to bring together what the narrator and main character Ponyboy character is as a Greaser. The Greasers are what the East side poor kids of Tulsa, Oklahoma with their slicked back long greased hair and switch blades, are called, kind of like…

The Outsiders by S.E Hinton is a realistic fiction novel. This book is about Ponyboy, a fourteen year old boy, who is being raised by his older brother because his parents have passed away. Ponyboy and his brothers are members of a gang called the Greasers who are in constant conflict with the Socs, an opposing gang. The greasers proved to be the heroes in the story, not the beloved Socs, the three greasers who showed the most heroism are: Ponyboy, Darry and Johnny. Ponyboy has shows multiple…

as, “the belief that anyone, regardless of where they were born or what class they were born into, can attain their own version of success in a society where upward mobility is possible for everyone” (Investopedia). Many American’s have this belief that the American dream can be achieved by chance, but in fact it can only be achieved through sacrifice, risk-taking and hard work. Catch me if you can, is a true story based on Frank Abagnale Junior’s life.…

A major part of life is pursuing dreams. Life would almost be pointless if people did not have ambitions. We wouldn’t have a reason to get out of bed if they did not have a dream that they want to achieve. Anne Laurel Cartier, the author of the short story “Leaving the iron lung,” specifically looks at how having a dream can affect one’s life. Carter uses conflicting characters, character transformation, and the setting to illustrate that to be content with life one needs to follow their dream,…

need the gang the most. Many greasers also join gangs to gain support, and to have the title of a group. The gang helps you through all of your hard times. The greasers had a hard life, and the gang was a place where everyone understood you. The gang can help you and give you mental and physical support. For example, when Ponyboy was doubting that Darry loves him, the gang encouraged him and told him that Darry just has a different way to show it. Soda says “ ‘It's just because…

Where do you take place in society? What does that place mean to you? The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton makes you wonder how your place would change if you were in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1965. Would you be considered a low class, poor greaser? Or would you be a wealthy, living the high life Social? No matter how you answered those questions, you should read The Outsiders. The narrator of this book is a fourteen year old boy names Ponyboy Curtis. Yes, that is, in fact, his real name. One of his brothers…

by the two often contradict each other. In Till We Have Faces by C.S. Lewis, Orual 's reasoning stands against the gods ' in what she believes to be an injustice. During the duration of the novel the two assessments are developed and contrasted, and in the end one is clearly a more accurate representation of justice. C.S. Lewis shows his beliefs concerning human 's judgement of what justice is through Orual 's relationship with it in his novel Till We Have Faces. Although misinterpreted in the…

The locations within a movie can tell the viewer a lot about the genre of the film, but it can also help set the mood for the events that unfold. This trailer includes many locations, but only three are notable: what appears to be an abandoned factory or industrial park, a boiler room, and an abandoned school. These…

Have you ever heard of the song “We Didn’t Start the Fire” by Billy Joel? “We Didn’t Start the Fire” by Billy Joel is a song released in 1989 that touched upon topics from 1949 to 1989. This song was a very well-known song by Billy Joel. He also wrote this song to express his long lost love for History. Billy Joel wanted to be a high school history teacher before he started his singing career. Six history topics from this song have been picked to inform you about a little bit of history. Those…

which Tigger comes to the forest and has breakfast,” Eeyore requests Pooh to “ask [Tigger] to do his exercises somewhere else? I shall be having lunch directly, and don’t want it bounced on just before I begin. A trifling matter, and fussy of me, but we all have our little ways.” Statistica.com shows that the entertainment industry is worth approximately 1.89 trillion dollars. While Tigger is overwhelming in the fact that he is so energetic and is constantly moving, the entertainment industry…