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=**__GREASERS VS SOCS__**=

Socs and Greasers are the same in many ways but also very different at times. They may not act the same, think the same, be treated the same, but they are all humans that need love. The similarities and differences of humans is what keeps the world interesting.

In the book, The Outsiders, Socs and Greasers may seem very different but in fact they are somewhat alike. The two groups are loyal to their members and they always stick up for each other. In the book, one of the events that took place was the rumble. Both groups showed up to the rumble, fighting for their reputation but more importantly, fighting for their “family”. The Soc fought to avenge Bob, a Soc member that was killed by the Greasers. The Greasers fought for Johnny, a dying boy that saved many children from the burning church. However, when you put both groups in the same environment, chaos erupts. The Greasers and the Socs hate each other. The Socs jump Greasers that are alone and the Greasers attack Socs in self defense. There is no logically reasoning behind the Socs harmful actions, they just want to attack the Greasers.

The Greasers are a group of people without a family or with a family that doesn’t care about them. Whereas the Socs have a family that will do anything for their kids. The Socs’ families do so much for their kids until they are spoiled and when they’re spoiled they try to find something else to do. Something they do is pick on Greasers. Both groups are like a family themselves. They care for each other, they stick together, and they do their best to help each other. A special bond is shared between all the members of each group, a family-like bond. When Johnny died, Dally had an emotional outburst, a side we’ve never seen from him because he was illustrated as a carefree and tough person. After his breakdown he purposefully had his life taken away because he couldn’t stand losing Johnny because Johnny was like family to him. Johnny and Dally were both like family to the Greasers and that is why when they died, Johnny changed, emotionally, physically, and mentally.

On the topic of emotions, the Greasers feel things a bit too much but the Socs feel too little. Randy, a Soc and also Bob’s best friend, began to feel more when Bob died. He realized how much Bob meant to him because they were really good friends, perhaps he felt they were like brothers. The Greasers had to face the tragedy of losing two brothers, Dally and Johnny. The whole group was very sad but Pony was the one that stood out the most. Pony tried to bring them back to reality, trying to convince himself that Johnny and Dally was still alive. Pony fell into a state of melancholy. His behavior had me thinking he was turning into a Soc. He began to feel less. He started to abandon his school grades, he started to talk back to Darry, and he became more violent.

The two groups act different not because they want to, it’s because they have to. The members were born into the world as a Greaser or as a Soc and they can’t change that. They have family in the group and the group is their family. All they need to do is to stop the judging and violence and their future generations won’t be born classified as a Greaser or as a Soc. However, this is highly unlikely as the two groups hate each other based on their differences rather than coming together based on their similarities. If either group is rubbed the wrong way it strengthens the rivalry. The hatred will live on and both groups will have to live a life of being scared, acting violent, and feeling reckless.

=__**DREAM ESSAY**__=

Many people in the world want to be a widely known doctor or surgeon, and I want to be someone of the same area of specialty but different profession. In the future I would love to see myself as a pharmacist. A pharmacist’s job probably won’t be as exciting as a doctor or surgeon, but I don’t really mind that. What I do care about is being able to help another person. As a pharmacist, I will be able to say that I helped save someone because I educated a person about the drug they’re about to take. And it’s less work being a pharmacist than being a doctor or surgeon, hopefully.

 As a little kid, saying you’ll grow up to be someone is facile, but as you age you find out the difficulties of being the person you want to be. In order to become a successful pharmacist, it would be important to do exceptionally well in school. If you get into a stupendous college, it will appeal to the eyes of your future employers. I will get into a well acclaimed college by studying hard, paying attention in class, and doing my very best in school. In life there are many people or things that will prevent me from achieving my goal. A factor that will cause a detriment to my future is the lack of money. I need money for college and to get a tertiary education. To get money I will start saving money or get a job in the summer.

 When I’m a pharmacist my life will the best it can be. I can imagine myself standing at a counter greeting people and handing them their medicine. After they take the medicine, I know I’ll be helping someone since they show their gratitude by thanking me or smiling at me. I love doing what I do because people care enough to show their gratitude. People underestimate how important a smile is. A smile can turn a life around, and a smile can brighten someone’s day. As the paychecks start pouring in, I’ll be able to buy things I really want. I’m free to do whatever because my job supports me financially, and the smiles I get inspires me to follow my dreams.

 In the end it takes a lot of backbone to become a pharmacist but I won’t give up on becoming one. Becoming a pharmacist has its perks. Every day I know I’ll be wealthier by the hour. Every day I come to work knowing there will be smiles waiting for me. Every day I leave work knowing I did something to help someone. Every day I realize how lucky I am to be a pharmacist.