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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…

famous speech as "a gift that I'm not going to give back." Unfortunately, not all pets are able to make the journey to the nation's capital. Some stay back on the farm (like Ronald Reagan's horses). Others are not a good fit for the White House (George W. Bush's cat Ernie was "too wild" and lived with a California family). Despite the restrictions on wilder pets, most Presidents find a way to bring pets…

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…

The Outsiders was written in the 1960’s to describe the struggle between the upper and lower classes in that time period. S. E. Hinton, the author of the book, wrote it when she was in high school and published the book when she was a freshman at the University of Tulsa. She became known as “The Voice of the Youth”. This pressure brought her writer’s block that lasted three years. Hinton broke the block by writing two pages a day, which led to her next novel, That Was Then, This Is Now. She has…

The Outsiders, is an influential book that has been incorporated into many school’s curriculums and has impacted many readers as it is capable of teaching values to all ages. The novel, about rival gangs that represent social issues during the 1960’s, is a novel that was meant to be relatable to the authors friends, who were classified as ‘greasers’. The characters, family life, and social classes portrayed in the…

the 16th president of the United States of America (1861-1865). During this time the north (Union) and the south (Confederate) was fighting over slavery. As it progressed it caused a Civil War between two armies, the Union, which was lead by Ulysses S. Grant and the Confederate, lead by Robert E. Lee. After the war was over the 13th amendment was put in force by the government which abolished slavery. After that Lincoln gave his speech, The Gettysburg Address and then time was ticking down for…

The Outsiders Persuasive Essay Have you ever wondered if your own life was on the edge or that you just have a bad life, then you should read The Outsiders. There is an argument about whether Ponyboy should stay with his brother Darry as his guardian and if Ponyboy should just go to a home for boys to go up for adoption. My opinion is that Ponyboy should be able to stay with Darry. One reason why is that Darry and the other always protect and love each other. This is important because…