The Outsiders has many themes, including the value of friendships, the importance of family, overcoming obstacles, self sacrifice, self identiy, etc. Choose one of the above themes (or one of your own). Then, write a two paragraph essay following the development of this theme in the novel. You MUST use evidence from the text to support your response.

Note: The themes that I listed above are partial statements and ideas. Your theme must be a complete sentenced. Example: Family is important for the growth and development of a child.

What is the first step in summarizing a plot? restating central ideas and key details eliminating minor or unimportant details connecting ideas with logical transitions identifying important words and phrase

Read the sentence below about the chicago fire of 1871. schaffer told someone else to strike the wrong alarm box and that caused a miscommunication during the chicago fire of 1871. which revision is the best example of adding concrete details? schaffer told another person in his office to sound the wrong alarm and that caused a big miscommunication during the chicago fire. schaffer told his assistant to strike the wrong alarm box and that caused a miscommunication during the massive chicago fire of 1871. schaffer mistakenly told his assistant to strike alarm box 342 instead of the correct box and that caused a miscommunication during a fire in chicago. schaffer mistakenly told his assistant to strike alarm box 342, and as a result, firefighters were directed to an incorrect location during the chicago fire of 1871.

Ineed . read the passage, and choose the two (2) inferences that are most firmly based on the given information. experts have blamed caffeine for bone loss among older women. but a university study of 138 older women found that caffeine had no such effect. in that study, women who drank more than five cups of coffee a day had the same bone density as women who got little caffeine. 1. bone loss among older women is not a problem. 2. the experts who blamed caffeine for bone loss may be wrong. 3. caffeine causes healthy bones. 4. some older wome