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No matter who you are, or where you are in the world, best friends and siblings are people who influence us daily, and help us through rough times in our lives. In the two novels The Outsiders, by S.E Hinton, and The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt, the two main are both example of this universal theme. Ponyboy Curtis, from The Outsiders lives in Tulsa Oklahoma, trying to find a balance from the dangerous world that is separated by the Greasers and the Socs. He soon finds that these two different

Times of war often debut new technology that shapes the future. Seeing as how the Civil War was known as the first modern war, it is appropriate to say that much new technological advancement was made. Behind every piece of new technology or idea, there is a person or team that dedicated their time to the development. When it comes to the Civil War aeronautics and much other future advancement, Thaddeus S. C. Lowe is the man behind it. Lowe was an integral part in the success of the aeronautics division

pressuring their kids to do better, leading them to believe that whatever they do will not suffice. Sports writer Wesley Remmer tells us in his article, "Mickey Mantle confessed on the Dick Cavett Show that he wet the bed up to the age of 16, stemming from the pressure he felt from his father to become an élite player. Those close to Mantle suggested his father’s overbearing personality led to emotional problems and alcoholism later in Mantle’s life.” All most little kids want to do is play a simple

The Rich versus Poor in America America; the land of opportunities. How many times have we heard this phrase in our lives? This is the promise land and here, you will be treated equally and will be guaranteed freedom and justice. Maybe it is so in legal terms. However if we look closely, there are many injustice going on that is not protected by our constitution. Perhaps the most obvious one is the difference between the rich and the poor or the haves and the have-nots. First line in the

Chapter 3 2. Draw graphs to illustrate the difference between a decrease in the quantity demanded and a decrease in demand for Mickey Mantle baseball cards. Give a possible reason for change in each graph. Decrease in the quantity demand of Mickey Mantle Baseball cards. The reason is that the price increase. Decrease in demand for Mickey Mantle Baseball cards. The reason may be taste and preferences. 4. Draw graphs to illustrate the difference between a decrease in quantity

Although it is centered around the 1978 Iranian revolution, Roy Mottahedeh’s book, The Mantle of the prophet, looks at the various social, religious, and political factors within Iranian history. The main character of the book is a young mullah named Ali Hashemi, a fictional character, who’s story and persona is based on an anonymous person’s life. The chapters of the book are broken up into two distinct voices the first being Ali, who narrates his own story, and the other being the author, who implements

Riverdale is an American television program that is based primarily on the Archie comics which were first released in the 1940’s. The comics focus largely on a love triangle between the three main characters, Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge, and Archie Andrews. Unlike the television show, Betty and Veronica see one another as frenemies and are constantly at odds over Archie, who is never at fault for any of the mishaps that happen. The Archie comics were never big advocates of feminism and instead focused

Riverdale is a television series that is based on the Archie comic books and can be considered an example of transmedia storytelling according to Henry Jenkin’s criteria in his article “Transmedia Storytelling 101.” The series follows Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge, and Jughead, characters from the Archie comic books, as the town of Riverdale is dealing with the aftermath of Jason Blossom’s death. Riverdale puts a mysterious and dark twist on the Archie comic books. However, the characters

Hard beginnings #1 In the chapter The Shot Heard Round then Cul-De-Sac, Danny finally gets his time to shine. Baseball is his sport and he is up to bat. He has hit 3 homeruns over the Rodriguez house and Uno is getting mad. He throws Danny a wild pitch and he swings. He hits the ball but loses control of the bat and the bat hits Manny in the face. Uno sees what happened and he goes off, “‘Talk, bitch! Why you throw the bat at my little bro?’... Uno’s already stepping forward with all his weight,

and Joe Shuster. Superman made his debut in Action Comics #1 published in June 1938. After Superman’s success came Batman and Wonder Woman and many other beloved characters like the Flash and Green Lantern. Among those, the Blue Beetle was born. The mantle of the Blue Beetle is currently held by a Hispanic teenage boy named Jaime Reyes. The Blue Beetle: