Tulsa

Have you ever trusted someone that was great, but in reality they are not? The Outsiders is a novel written by S.E. Hinton that takes place in 1965 in Tulsa, Oklahoma about the rivalry between the Greasers and the Socs. This essay will prove how the Socs are more of a disgrace and menace to society. Three reasons why the Socs are more of a disgrace and menace to society are: they always pick on the Greasers, they barely stick together which makes them selfish, and because they act cruelly…

Over the course of 100 years, there have been about 62 million deaths due to all forms of racism to many different races. Racism started off as something very violent and very demolishing in the early 1900’s. Blacks were hung, punished for unreasonable accidents, and treated unequally as a human being. As the years progressed, during the mid-1900’s racism has improved immensely. Blacks and whites are coexisting with each other, and working for large organizations like NASA, but the blacks still…

Sikhism Among all the religions found in the world, Sikhism is the youngest major religion and is about 500 years old (Dhavan). This religion today has over 27 million people worldwide and is the world's fifth largest religion (Dhavan). Sikhism is not only a religion, but it is also its own culture and way of life. One reason I chose to learn about the Sikh culture and religion is because my great grandparents were Sikh, and I’ve always wanted to research the Sikh culture and religion to learn…

their hands, the First 48 uncovers the truths behind what goes on in many different aspects. It covers the area of investigation and what fundamental piece it plays. The series airs a documentary that focuses on two murder cases that take place in Tulsa, OK on the Northside and the second case in New Orleans, LA. In the second case named “The Third Man” a get together turns fatal when a man is found dead and the other badly beaten up in abandoned apartment. The first case involved a well-known…

There is no question about police brutality being an epidemic in our country. This paper will address the factors that police consider when resorting to exceeded use of authority. Through this, cases like Tulsa, Oklahoma’s fatal shooting of an unarmed, African American man, Terrence Crutcher, and the Ferguson, Missouri shooting of another unarmed, African American man, Michael Brown will be reviewed. Related topics such as: Racial Threat Theory, racial profiling, institutional racism, and police…

ran to Dally for help on what to do and where to go because he just killed someone, Dally gave him 50 dollars and and a gun and told them where to go. Even before the fire when Ponyboy Curtis and Johnny were hiding up in an old church up Jay Hill in Tulsa,Oklahoma he ended up coming up to their campout and staying with them. Dally meets my definition of hero because he is loyal to Ponyboy and Johnny because he gave them money and told them where to go and he ended up going to their campout after…

The novel “The Outsiders” is a novel written by S.E. Hinton. The book is set in the 60s at Tulsa, Oklahoma and follows the life of 14-year-old, Ponyboy Curtis and his gang. Ponyboy lives in “the hood” and its part of a Greasers gang. The book explores the rivalries of different gangs and differences. The story has a very large climax in the middle, kick-starting a chain of events for the Curtis family. This essay will compare and review the relationships Ponyboy had with Dally and Johnny and how…

Even if a person breaks the law, can they still be honorable or even virtuous? The greasers from The Outsiders validates this proposition. Ponyboy, his brothers, and his friends are greasers living in 1965 Tulsa, Oklahoma. When Johnny, Ponyboy’s friend, kills a member of a rival gang, he runs away with Ponyboy. Later, Johnny dies after saving children from a fire. After learning this, Dally, another one of Ponyboy’s friends, kills himself. At the ending, Ponyboy is cleared of all the charges he…

fifties faced were that of being forced to face the cultural norm or being hidden away or rejected from their families and being unable to obtain the same education and pay as men. At eighteen years old Doris lived and worked as a cocktail waitress in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She went out with a friend one night and ended up getting raped. She decided that she would give the baby to a couple that was looking to adopt. Eventually Doris told her parents and her father told her she would either keep the…

The police should not be pardoned for killing any unarmed person or the use of unjustified force, even if it is accidental they should still have to pay some sort of price for their actions. I’m not just talking about minorities I’m talking about anyone killed or have had any excessive force brought upon them. The police should be here to enforce the law, not be above it. When there are cops out there killing unarmed people and getting off with no consequence that makes me sick. I feel like in…