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    “When I stepped out into the bright sunlight from the darkness of the movie house‚ I had only two things on my mind: Paul Newman and a ride home.” In The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton‚ Ponyboy is not the ordinary fourteen- year- old boy for he is a greaser‚ a poor person known to be a public disgrace from the East side of town. All of his life he has been living as a nothing compared to the Socs‚ the rich kids from the West-side. He doesn’t know if he should be proud of who he is until his entire world

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    The movie “The Outsiders” and the book “The Outsiders” are close to being the same‚but not quite. They both have the same characters and the same setting. The differences from the book compared to the movie are that in the beginning Ponyboy the main character doesn’t get jumped. Another difference is that Tim Sheperd was never at the movie theater‚but there are some similarities. Here are some of the similarities between the two. Bob is still killed by Johnny. The same thing happens in the movie

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    The Outsider book and movie differences The Outsiders book and movie are similar to eachother. The movie basically takes everything straight from the book‚ but movie leaves out a couple scenes and many other important things. The way the characters were described and the relationships between them was off in the movie. In the book Dally and Soda were blonds‚ but in the movie all the greasers were brunettes. You don’t get to know the characters very well in the movie and the tention between

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    The Outsiders by S.E Hinton is a book about the troubles that teenagers face and how they are able to overcome them. The development of the characters throughout the book is evident and how they act make the book an interesting read. What they go through and how the book ends gives the book a sense of realism and is able to teach essential life lessons. If I were to walk by a book store and see this book on the stand I would pick it up. In my opinion the book cover is good because it is able to

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    The Outsiders is an interesting book.The book is about a gang called greasers and another gang called the Socio. The greaser Pony boy has to be either kept with his family ‚or sent away to a foster care. Many people say he should stay with his family‚ but me I say he should go to a foster care. Foster cares are a place for children should relax and forget all there problems. Foster cares treat students with respect and dignity. They worry great of the students care. Foster cares give the

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    Ever read a book‚ and then see the movie of the story? The novel and movie‚ The Outsiders‚ had many similarities and many differences. The Outsiders is an excellent tale by S. E. Hinton‚ and the movie was high-quality as well. There was a huge variation between the two. There were also tiny details that were precisely the same. The novel and movie had many similarities and differences. The similarities are a huge part of what makes the movie great. The movie and the novel both had the complete

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    Banned books. What does this phrase mean to you? Is it something you agree or disagree with? If you go online and look up the definition of banned book‚ the most common definition is: A book that has been removed from the shelves of a library‚ bookstore‚ or classroom because of its controversial content such as political‚ religious‚ sexual‚ or social grounds. My personal definition of a banned book is a barrier to another’s education and imagination because of the books contrasting content. So what’s

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    2015 Banned Books: Looking For Alaska Why do you think books are banned and challenged? Well‚ books are banned and challenged for many reasons. Reasons like they may contain sexual content‚ explicit language‚ racism‚ and a wide variety of other reasons. Did you know that parents initiate 9 out of 10 challenges on books? Books usually are challenged with the best intentions—to protect others‚ frequently children‚ from difficult ideas and information ("About Banned & Challenged"). Once the book is banned

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    Banned Books 3 Where Have All the Books Gone? "Books are dangerous. They make you think…feel…wonder…. They make you ask questions (Weiss p.2)." At the present time‚ at least seventy-five books are being banned. This is hurting our culture more than it is helping. This has to be stopped; books cannot be taken off of the shelves at the rate that they are today. The books that are being taken off of the shelves are‚ for the most part‚ considered classics. The act of book banning puts limitations

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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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