Read this excerpt from The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton. I love Soda more than I’ve ever loved anyone, even Mom and Dad. He’s always happy-go-lucky and grinning, while Darry’s hard and firm and rarely grins at all. But then, Darry’s gone through a lot in his twenty years, grown up too fast. Sodapop’ll never grow up at all. I don’t know which way’s the best. I’ll find out one of these days. Which universal theme can be found in the excerpt? Hardships are part of life’s journey. Small things make a big difference. Life can sometimes be unfair. Life experiences shape character...

"Life experiences shape character"

Explanation:

This is because Darry has gone through "a lot" in his twenty years, which made him hard and firm. Soda has had an easier share of life, so he's more happy-go-lucky.

eli whitney was an american inventor best known for inventing the cotton gin. this was one of the key inventions of the industrial revolution and shaped the economy of the antebellum south.

oooh~ i love the salem witch trials.

sadly though, i cannot you if you don't post the paragraph. i'm confused on what to write!

if you would kindly post the paragraph though, i'm more than happy to you.

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