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    Heroes are everywhere is our daily lives,anyone can become a hero even the least expected person.Everyone has a different definition to define what a hero is.I think that a hero is someone that is admired and has done some sort of act courage.Or they helped someone in anyway like saving peoples lives. A hero can also be someone who has achieved the impossible,also can be someone who left their life to help others.In the book “The Outsiders” by S.E Hinton many of the main characters are heroes.The

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    can do it, but the strength of a regular human, even if it’s someone you would never guess would do such a heroic phenomenal. This intertwined with the book The Outsiders by S.E Hinton because in chapter six the main character, Ponyboy and Johnny the “greasers” mascot were framed for the murder of Bob, one of the “Socs”.

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    Hero Definition Two boys in Tucson, Arizona named Roy Madril and Chris Martinez were at gas station when they heard a woman yelling that some guy had taken her car and her kids were also inside of it. As Chris drove the vehicle Roy called the police and pursuited the vehicle with the man and children. Eventually the car stopped and the cops were able to arrest the man. The definition of a hero is a person who is admired or idealized for courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities. A quote

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    In The Outsiders, there are two gangs, The Socs and The Greasers. These two gangs are very different in many ways, but they both get into trouble. The Socs and the Greasers get into a rumble, which are really big fight(s) that people almost die in. Johnny and Ponyboy’s gang is a gang that is rough and tough. They smoke cigarettes and get into trouble, but they never try to get into trouble by the cops. Johnny and Ponyboy are in The Greaser gang and they love their life just the way it is. They wouldn’t

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    Heros in Grease It’s a bird! It’s a plane! No it’s… a Greaser? The Outsiders is a book written by S.E. Hilton about a boy named Ponyboy Curtis that is a Greaser who is involved with a murder of a Socs along with his friend Johnny Cade. While it was under self defence, the cops would never believe them so they flee the town. Ponyboy is faced with many challenges along the way that involve his brother's (Sodapop and Darry), his safety, a church fire, and Johnny and Dally Winston death. During

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    The Outsiders Essay It’s difficult to be a hero when you do some bad things to get there. In the novel The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton there are two completely different sides of town in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The Socs are the rich kids who drive expensive cars and wear expensive clothes and the Greasers are seen as a good-for-nothing person. They don’t have money and they don’t get whatever they want, they also have to work additionally hard to get to where they want to be in life. If you are considered

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    The Outsiders Essay It’s hard to be a hero when you do some bad things to get there. In the novel The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton there are two completely different sides of town. The Socs are the rich kids who drive expensive cars and wear expensive clothes and the Greasers are considered the bums. They don’t have money and they don’t get whatever they want, they also have to work extra hard to get to where they want to be. If you are considered a greaser you are a muffin and the Socs are the cupcakes

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    Star Wars: A New Hope and The Outsiders are not as different as most might expect. The pair of stories feature many heroes throughout, focusing on Luke Skywalker and Ponyboy Curtis. Both of these stories were originally books, before being adapted into movies. The Hero’s Journey follows a narrative pattern that applies to nearly every story line there has ever been. The journey applies to both Star Wars: A New Hope and The Outsiders. The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton follows a young boy living in rural

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    You are a greaser or a soc, and whichever group you land into, you hope to fit in. Johnny, Cherry, and particularly Ponyboy are all outsiders. They do not match the societal normalities, they are in the grey area. People made the two groups to feel accepted and to be with those who are like minded, however, some people fit in between the two groups. The quote “It seemed funny that the

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    Outsiders Connection In the book, The Outsiders, the author, S.E Hinton ingrains that social class causes chaos. Ponyboy leaves home enraged and stunned after his brother Darry slaps him across the face. Ponyboy meets up with his friend Johnny with a plan to "run away." The plan falls through and the two end up at the park face to face with the Socs-- the same Socs that jumped Johnny. In a point to save Ponyboy from death Johnny kills Bob, one of the main Socs of the group. While Ponyboy stares

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