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Chabliss The Difference Between Roughnecks And Saints

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The essay written by William J. Chambliss , was to portray the differences between roughnecks and saints. To begin with, Saints were 8 men who were white and came from upper middle class families. They are seen as the “good boys” in the community. These 8 men were given praise and was seen as great kids but in reality they were the delinquents of their high school. The roughnecks however were 6 white men who came from lower class families. These men were not well dressed, not rich or mannered. These men averaged around a C in school and nobody really thought good of them. Throughout the essay there are many comparisons in certain categories so to say. The next comparison was how they were in school. Saints were A students, cheat on tests, played

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