Carleton S. Coon

Through the novel, ‘The Outsiders’, Hilton has proven her point in which all young people should have a sense of belonging. Ponyboy, the main character as well as a member of the Greaser gang and he believes that belonging to a gang is the reason to the safety of his friends and himself; he has someone to rely on. Johnny, Ponyboys best friend as well as another member of the Greaser gang, needed the urgent sense of belonging as he wasn’t overly supported by his own family and “he would have run…

The Man from Skibbereen is written by Louis L’Amar. It is about a young man named Crispin Mayo. Crispin is an Irish man who wanted a new start here in America. He wants to come and work for the railroad, but is too nice and gets caught up in someone's personal affairs. While on his way to help the railroad, he helps a young woman whose father had been captured. He makes many friends and enemies in his new homeland, America. Crispin is a hardworking man and one of the few gentlemen in west.…

The poem “The Song Love of J. Alfred Prufrock” is written by T.S. Eliot in 1939. During this time period, the “late Victorian culture forbade the public expression of feeling” (McNamara 359). Eliot defies such principles and writes poems that contribute to the new era of poetry, the Modern Era. Eliot utilizes every aspect of the poem to exploit the hypocrisy of the people during the Victorian Era. Eliot develops this poem to expose the frustrations of the modern individual and the hypocrisies…

During the time Lewis was in college and later as a tutor for the college, some his readings exposed him to material by christian authors. Those authors were George MacDonald, and G.K. Chesterton,who was also a journalist, this is a quote of Lewis speaking of the effect these two authors had on his atheistic life, “In reading Chesterton, as in reading MacDonald, I did not know what I was letting myself in for. A young man who wishes to remain a sound Atheist cannot be too careful of his reading…

General Custer General Custer was known as a Civil War legend. General Custer was born in New Rumley, Ohio on December 5,1839. His parents were Emanuel and Marie Custer. Most of his childhood time was spent in Monroe, Michigan where he attended McNeely Norman School. After graduating from high school ,he taught two years of school. After teaching for two years he enrolled to the military academy West Point. After graduating from West Point in 1861 he joined the cavalry unit even though he was…

The Outsiders The Outsiders is a great story by S.E. Henton. This book will make you cheer, cry, laugh, and happy. The Outsiders takes place in the year 1965 and follows a young, 14 year old boy named Ponyboy Curtis. Pony lives with his two brothers Dary and Sodapop curtis. The boys live together by themselves after their parents are in a fatal car accident. Taken care by the oldest witch is Dary. With the odd living style the boys reach out and they find more family with a local greaser gang…

Journey of an apex beast comparing to a normal teenage boy that is living in a normal life until one night, someone takes it too far. Call of the Wild by Jack London and The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton theme are yet similar but their point of view is different. What makes them differ significantly, is the perspective that London and Hinton wrote and their characters. The Outsiders is written in a first person view of a boy named Ponyboy, while Call of the Wild is written in third person limited of…

Each time a new president takes the oath of office, many things change. The new president appoints cabinet members and prepares for policy shifts. The new president also moves into the White House, along with the first family. Often, that first family is not complete without the family pet. Over the years, almost every president has had a pet on Pennsylvania Avenue. Because the White House was not complete until 1800, the tradition begins with John Adams. He brought along two carriage horses…

Identity has always been an important topic throughout literature and real life, for, without identity, you wouldn’t be yourself. Furthermore, identity is a process that is ongoing and is constantly influenced by our environment, the people we choose to hang around with, and our experiences. On the other hand, identity is rarely discussed in society, leaving kids confused on what identity is. Luckily, we have literature to teach us about identity, and it’s important for authors to reveal…

“Loyalty is hard to find. Actions speak louder than words.”~ Unknown Being loyal is being supportive to someone or something. Most of the time you would support a friend, or a family member about an argument. Justice is staying true to the facts and following the law. Loyalty is better than justice because if you got in trouble they would support you too, if you cared about them you would help, and you wouldn’t be a loyal friend or family friend if you didn’t support them. To start off, if you…