As a result, the greasers had always tried to protect Johnny. Still, the greasers needed Johnny in return, for protecting him gives them a sense of purpose and justified their violent measures. Throughout the novel, this timid sixteen-year old, Johnny, is the principal catalyst for the major events in the novel, for he had the moral courage to stand up for what was right. As a result of his beating from the Socs, Johnny was constantly nervous, but had the bravery to speak up when he believed things needed changing/ were wrong. For example, at the drive-in, Johnny managed to raise his voice to Dally—which had been Johnny’s most helpful “stand over” man as well as idol—telling him to stop harassing the two girls, Cherry and Marcia.
His jealously of Finny’s trait increased throughout the novel because Finny continued to smooth-talk to get out of trouble. Another thing that Gene was jealous of was Phineas’ tendency to be daring. It was Finny’s idea to jump off the tree. “No one but Phineas could think up such a crazy idea. He of course saw nothing the slightest bit intimidating about it.” These thoughts on page 6 revealed that Phineas was the most daring of their class at Devon.
The rising action in “Raymond’s Run” is when Squeaky is approached by Gretchen and her minions. In the text on page 37 line 85 it says “But as they get to me, they slow down and I’m ready to fight.” In the Rising action things start to get more intense and more exciting. Also in the text on page 37 line 80 “I see right away that it’s gonna be one of those Dodge City scenes.” Here Squeaky is ready to fight if it’s necessary. This makes the story more exciting and interesting which is the rising action. The climax in Raymond’s Run is when Squeaky starts thinking about Raymond and what lays ahead for him..
In both stories kids were influenced by adults. Fist Stick Knife Gun was pointed more towards violence. Geoffrey saw fighting all his life and thought that it was normal because his family told him so. “The Wave” by Morton Rhue was more about the power of other people’s say in things. Mr. Ross’ class made The Wave more powerful because everyone joined it and people thought it was the “right” thing to do.
Couch Carter pushed the boys to be there best and to be the best they had to learn to run a whole game so carter made them to running all the time. If they came to training late he would make them do 1000 suicides and if they said they “N” word they would have to do the same. Doing the suicides made them fit and they could run a whole game and they started winning. Another way carter inspired the boys was with determination they studied then though the gym was unlocked and coach carter retired from coaching because the parents didn’t want him to coach anymore but the players wanted him to be there coach so he coached they team again so it was like he never
Thornhill then makes the long journey from left to right in order to reach to the other side. These shots emphasize the difficult journey that he is taking in order to achieve what he is looking for. List Repetition: money (cash) “play,” performance r.o.t double full shot (Thornhill & Kendall, Thornhill & a farmer) telephone/telegram fake gun money (cash) Strands: beautiful, rich, powerful, weak Binaries: “gray suit” vs. “black suits”, higherclass vs lowerclass Anomalies: no police in U.N Step 2: Notice and Focus One of the most interesting things that I noticed during the scene is the usage of two full body shot. The two characters seem to be really far from each other, although when there is only an empty street between them. It was interesting to see how the street looks so wide and Thornhill is extremely small compared to it, making the street look like a big obstacle in order to cross to the other side of the street.
Levy focused more on anecdote’s and imagery, however his article was also mostly effective because of the amount of information he left out. Patterson relied mostly on hip-pocket-nerve and statistics in order to get his logical argument across. Horrace’s piece appeared more affective because of his passionate tone and emotive, straight-to-the-point language. His continuous attack on the protesters implied that he was confident in what he was saying and was willing to “actively defend sensible hunting/shooting”. Each article well affected the reader differently in accordance to which techniques where most effective on them and all writers presented valid
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He and bugs alike always seem to be in a rush, never waiting, and always on the move. Consistently in the novel, “Dean rubbed his hands over the wheel”, ready to move on quickly to a new adventure, just as many bugs might (page 140). Not only was Dean usually quick in getting from situation to situation and from place to place; he also tended to repeat his mistakes. This in itself is another prominent characteristic of the Beat generation. Once example of such behavior in Dean is his carousel of relationships between Marylou and Camille.
Abuse of Steroids Bryan Cruse Dr. T. Mathias Eng 121-fall 5 December 5, 2008 Abuse of Steroids The use of steroids in high school football is becoming a life threatening practice for young athletes. According to Seth Livingstone in Sports Weekly “lives are being altered-even lost to the use of performance enhancing substances that have made their way to the corridors and playing fields of the nation’s high school, collage, and professional athletes.” Steroids are manufactured substances that produce male hormones that produce un-natural stimulants used for muscle building. These drugs can be prescribed for things such as delayed puberty, AIDS, and other causes that cause the muscle mass to decrease. But the problem