Answer the following in one paragraph (5-7 sentences): Throughout The Outsiders, Ponyboy struggles to understand who people really are underneath. This culminates with Johnny telling him to “stay gold" right before he dies. What do Johnny's last words mean to Ponyboy and wiry are they so important to us as readers? Provide one example from the story to support your answer.

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Complete the paragraph about imperialism

In a 10-12 sentence response-style paragraph, explore the degree to which you agree or disagree with faulkner’s message. “i believe that man will not merely endure: he will prevail. he is immortal, not because he alone among creatures has an inexhaustible voice, but because he has a soul, a spirit capable of compassion and sacrifice and endurance. the poet's, the writer's, duty is to write about these things. it is his privilege to man endure by lifting his heart, by reminding him of the courage and honor and hope and pride and compassion and pity and sacrifice which have been the glory of his past. the poet's voice need not merely be the record of man, it can be one of the props, the pillars to him endure and prevail” (faulkner 773-775).