The Outsiders essay, how to start it?

hey
i have to do an essay about this quote "Sixteen years in the street and you can learn alot.But all the wrong things you want to learn."
how can i start it?

Ah, I have not read the book, so can you tell me, in your own words, what this meant?

Really, it is your job to come up with a few ideas, and then we will help. Otherwise, we will be doing the work for you. Take a whack at it, and then I will try to help. BTW "a lot" is 2 words.

So, what are the "wrong things"?

Look at verse 53 from the Tao Te Ching:
Keeping to the main road is easy,
But people love to be sidetracked.

http-server.carleton.ca/~rgray/TaoTeChing

Don't forget, as you craft your first draft, to include properly cited quotations to back your points. In fact, you might start by creating a quote outline, in which you just list the relevant quotations you plan to use in your essay in the order you plan to introduce them. This can be a good way to get started if you are having trouble coming up with ideas.