...In S.E. Hinton's, The Outsiders, people judged each other by family wealth. All they have to do is forget the wealth and focus on qualities, heroic qualities, of everyone, greaser and Soc. Here are the reasons why three greasers, Darry, Ponyboy, and Johnny should be named heroes as a result of their selfless actions. Darry is a thoughtful young man, and though he never acted like a superhero, he has qualities of a real hero. In the book it mentions that the Curtis parents were killed in an Auto Wreck, so Darry was left in charge of his brothers. Darry is father-brother figure to his brothers and honestly not every 20 year old can take care of two high school boys. Since Darry has to provide food for his brothers he works to jobs so that...
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...Whitey Bulger was a key leader in the gangster subculture of Southern Boston. In subcultures, the group develops their own set of values, which often opposes those of the dominant culture. The gangster subculture that developed in Southern Boston clearly did not view violence or drug distribution as being wrong or against the norm, as Bulgar was viewed as a sort of community leader. To an outsider, to view Bulgar as someone to be respected seems bizarre, as the general culture frowns upon violence. But as Ferracuti and Wolfgang concluded violence is a learned adaptation in order to cope with harsh circumstances. So in an area that likely fit Shaw and McKay’s model of having high rates of poverty, physical dilapidation, as well as a high cultural mix, a violent subculture could develop....
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...An Outsider is an individual who is often treated poorly or excluded from activities or events based on certain qualities that normally one cannot control. Outsiders often have a few things in common as a group such as they are not included in their families, have a hard time in social interactions or even social class. Reasons such as there can often be harmful to an individual's self-esteem. Feeling like Outsider often can stem from not feeling included in your family. Your family is supposed to be the people you can count on to love you and include you, but unfortunately, if you don't have that support system it can be difficult. Harry Potter and Cinderella are excellent examples. Harry is not included because he is different, which makes him hard to understand for his "family". Cinderella, on the other hand, had a change occur and her differences from her new family make her hard to understand. Often, when you don't have the same qualities or characteristics as your family, it could make you an outsider....
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...There is more conflict in the world than you may realize. The Outsiders is full of conflicts. Susan Eloise Hinton started the novel when she was 15 and did the majority of it when she was 16. She used her initials because the publisher was afraid, that if buyers would be able to tell that she was a girl, not many people would buy it. In the book The Outsiders there are two main groups, the Socs and the Greasers. Socs, are the “nice” kids that are more upper class. They still get in fights, but they can get out of them more easily. Greasers are the ones with lower hand. They are more well known to usually be trouble makers. The Outsiders is in the eyes of a greaser named Ponyboy, who seems to go against the stereotype of a greaser. He is in advanced classes in school and is considered “nice”. One of Ponyboy’s friends, Johnny, commits murder while Ponyboy is there to witness. He and Johnny run away, and they wonder if they should turn themselves in or not. In the end of the novel, Johnny ends up dying and leaves the rest of the group in pieces. In The Outsiders the main conflict is Person vs Society. Throughout the novel, the characters experience the power of friendship. Dallas Winston acts like a person who doesn’t care about anyone or anything, but he holds a few things very closely. Throughout the story,...
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...A. Using examples, distinguish between insider and outsider pressure groups. The main difference between an insider and an outsider pressure group is that insider groups have a direct link with the government whilst an outsider group do not. The reason why outsider groups do not get the government’s attention is because most outsider pressure groups use direct action. An example of an outsider group is Plane Stupid. This results to the insider pressure groups being able to get more done as they are more likely to be consulted by the government. Furthermore, insider groups can help the government with resources they do not have. A prime example of an insider group is the RSPCA which was later empowered by the government to prevent animal cruelty. Another powerful insider group is the Association of Chief Police Officers. B. Explain the reasons why the success of pressure groups may be limited. The first common reason why some pressure groups are limited compared to others is because of the lack of capital. Some pressure groups have more capital and wealth compared to other pressure groups. Secondly, some pressure groups’ aims are not achievable therefore only achievable pressure group aims can be reached. A prime example of this is the Snowdrop campaign where the general public wanted a ban on ownership of handguns. In addition to this, some pressure groups are limited because they do not have a relationship with the government. Most successful pressure groups are...
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...extensive studying she did of Malinowski’s works on the society. She expected to find the same or similar findings as Malinowski and therefore had not intended to set out to disprove any of his earlier writings. She intended on focusing on the male aspect of the clan and had little comprehension of how much women played a role in the Trobriand society. Her expectations guided her towards learning about how men were the focus of the tribe leaving women as having matrilineal lineage importance only. Shortly after arriving however, Weiner became aware that her preconception of how the society operated was missing the crucial element of the women’s role. Within her first days of arrival she was invited to watch how the women distributed their wealth amongst each other in a ritual surrounding the death of a clan member. She began to break down her preconceived notions as she became more familiar with women’s purpose in the tribe. Also,...
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...value. The business community defines customer value, as customer satisfaction and repeat customers. Product planning is important to the overall success of any business because it allows you to understand your customers’ needs and wants. Potential customers are just as important as current customers in any successful business in order to stay ahead of the competitive edge (Krames, A.J. 2003). Andy Grove’s contribution to the field was far different from Michael Dell’s. Grove’s contribution was to develop the outsider perspective. An outsider perspective is defined by studying your organization as a competitor and looking at your company as an outsider would. This concept was used by Grove to help turn Intel’s downward spiral around. The Foreign competition was able to create the same product with better quality and lower cost (Krames, A.J. 2003). The Resistance Grove may have felt resistance to change when he came up with the concept of the outsider perspective. This may have been when he had to change his whole product dealing with memory...
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...In the novel, The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the title appears to be ironic to the readers, as Gatsby doesn't actually seem to be that “great” by the end of the book. At the beginning of the book outsiders see Gatsby as this glamorous, rich, and powerful man who throws extravagant parties. Also, when reading the title at first you have a preconceived notion of Gatsby being “great”. But, as the reader gets deeper into the book, Gatsby proves to be a very insecure man and readers start to perceive Gatsby as weak. In the book, The Great Gatsby, the title is meant to be ironic and reflects the contrast between how Gatsby appears to outsiders with how he truly is. At first sight, Jay Gatsby is shown as magnificent and dazzling, but towards the end of the book...
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...the theme of society through the influx of new money and its difference between those of old money. Due to the historical differences between the two novels, Wharton’s novel can been seen as a criticism of this society; Fitzgerald’s novel uses society to enhance the plot, sometimes he does criticise it. Fitzgerald criticises this society as he reveals it to be a lost generation after a major worldwide conflict, which has turned into a hedonistic and materialistic society. Word Count for Page One: 313 Word Count for Page One: 313 Money plays a big part within the characters’ lives and the society within ‘House of Mirth’. Wealth is an important factor, in order to be accepted into the higher society. Lily teeters on the edge of this society, however her lack of money limits her from being accepted fully. Wharton explores the idea of inherited wealth through characters such as Percy Gryce, she displays how they’re automatically accepted into this society due to family prestige. Lily teeters on the edge of this society; her lack of money limits her from being accepted fully. This is due to the expenses that are necessary in order to be able to belong in this society such as playing bridge and wearing expensive clothing. Having been a member of this society Wharton is able to expose the power...
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...The Great Gatsby In The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald uses four settings; two main locations of wealth, the East and West Egg, New York City where both sides do business and the Valley of Ashes home of the poor and a total wasteland of ash. The Eggs are separated by a small bay, on Long Island. This bay separates more than just the two locations. It also, separates and defines two very different social classes and ways of life. One area is known as the East Egg, where “old money” resides and the other is the West Egg, where the “new money” lives. The East Egg is characterized by long-standing wealth also referred to as "old money". People who live there come from generation after generation of money and social prestige. The Roosevelt's, DuPont's and Vanderbilt's would be considered "old money" during this time. They are similar to royalty. Their lifestyle is grand, sophisticated, fashionable and elegant which was characterized by their homes "white...
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...outstanding employees. Leader: Manager’s leader role involves leading his subordinates and motivating them for willing contributions. Manager is responsible for activities of his subordinates. He has to set example of hard work and dedication so that subordinate follow his directions with respect. Liaison Role: In liaison role manager serves as a connecting link between his and outsiders or between his unit and other organizational units. Andrew Hagger Group Executive - People, Marketing and Communications Michaela Healey Group Executive - People, Communications and Governance Informational roles Monitor: In monitoring role manager collects the information which can affect the organizational activities by reading magazines and periodicals, reports from the departments, talking with others to learn changes in the public’s taste. Disseminator: In disseminator role manger distribute the information to his subordinates and superiors by sending circulars, holding meetings and making phone calls. Spokesperson: In spokesperson role the manager represents his organization or unit with interacting with outsiders. These may customer, financer, govt. suppliers or other agencies in society. It can be done by attending press conferences, meetings and by issuing notices. Decisional roles Entrepreneur: As an entrepreneur the manger assumes certain risks which can affect the organization. He has to take decisions like expansion or diversification,...
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...In his novel The Great Gatsby, Scott Fitzgerald explores the hypocrisy of the American Dream, through his intricate construction the settings of West-Egg, East-Egg and the Valley of Ashes. Fitzgerald’s use of West-Egg and East-Egg as a microcosm for the East-West divide of broader America shows how, despite the assertions to the contrary in the American Dream, social structures and bias still run rampant in American society. The obvious juxtaposition between the values and attitudes of the two locations highlights this, with West-Egg described as having “wide lawns and friendly trees” (pg. 7), compared to “the white palaces of East-Egg” that “glittered along the water” (pg. 8). This serves to paint the East-Egg as untouchable to those perceived...
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...it then multiples like cancer, dominating the society. Once corruption starts, it spreads so quickly that it is as though it is impossible to stop it. In Salem’s Lot, King uses vampires coming into the town to symbolize its destruction due to the corruption within a society. Salem’s Lot vampires’ thirst for blood is represented as the political corruption that destructs the society. The wealth and the power are the blood that the corrupted are in constant hunger for; no matter how much they have, there is never enough to satisfy them. Vampirism is symbolic of corruption. Mirroring vampires’ desire for blood, the corrupted always desire more money and more power; the more they have, the more they want. According to Casebeer, “King has created many novels which allegorically address current social dilemmas: the corruption of school and church, the government, the small town, the family, and etc.” (43) In 1975, King wrote his novel, the Salem’s Lot demonstrating the vampires’ invasion to the town as a symbol of the corruption in the world. Mr. Straker and Mr. Barlow are the outsiders that stand for the beginning of a corrupted society. A vampire comes Chiu 2 to the small town of Jerusalem's Lot, Maine. He converts some of the people to vampires, and they transform others into vampires, until almost the whole town is undead. There are mysterious disappearances and death as people are turning into vampires; the community of the Lot is quickly devoured by vampires, illustrating...
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...APRIL 2007 QUESTION 6 a) Why do you think that management should encourage their employees to form in-house union rather than national union? (7marks) There are several reasons why management should encourage their employees to form in-house union. The reasons are: i. Less influences by the outsiders When the union is in-house which means the union is just for the workers in the organization, there will be no outsiders form organization can join that union. So, there should be fewer influences by other people outside the organization. All the issue in the organization and trade union will be kept from outsiders. Employer itself doesn’t want the outsiders influence the union about what they should demand from employer such as all the benefits and wages. So, all the conflict will just settle between employer and employees. ii. Close relationship between employer and union If there is in-house union, the relationship between employer and employees of trade union become closer as the employer will make the employees feel valuable to the organization by giving them many benefits before they make a demand. So that the employees will not ask more and more because they will feel satisfied and appreciated. iii. More appreciate of workplace and workplace situation There will be easier for the employees to make a union in their own workplace. This is because the employees know about the situation, rules and environment...
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...further elaborate on events talked about in the story. The complexity of the motifs displays the moral issues that are dealt with in society. Fitzgerald does this to talk about the inescapable effects of wealth and one’s blind pursuit of happiness. The color green is a significant color motif used by Fitzgerald throughout the book. Nick narrates a scenario when he caught Gatsby looking off in the distance and “distinguished nothing but a green light” (Fitzgerald 21)”. The green is a symbol for a longing for more wealth and the desire to become a significant figure in society. Americans “have always been obstinate...
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