Why is this statement considered a theme and not a plot summary? true friends will always be there for you when you need them.

This is a statement because it is a declaration of a universal truth or idea. A plot summary usually tells a brief version of a plot or a series of events; which usually mention characters and setting (time and place where the events happened).

read the excerpt from “the blackfeet creation.”

what does this excerpt show about blackfeet culture?

the blackfeet prefer to eat cooked meat.

the blackfeet eat small game as well as buffalo.

the blackfeet believe that buffalo are sacred.

the blackfeet animals for providing them with food.

in "letter from a birmingham jail," king argues that there are four basic steps in any nonviolent campaign: "[c]ollection of the facts to determine whether injustices exist; negotiation; self purification; and direct action." finally, direct action is taken and acts such as boycotts and sit-ins are staged.