You have to consider yoir audience in order to decide wht type of writing you're going to do, possibly what arguments to make, and what style you write your piece in. who you are writing for really makes your writing what it is.
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I'm not sure about the page numbers, specifically, but I can give you a few examples of violence in the book to give you an idea of where in the book to look :)
Explanation:
When Ponyboy is jumped by the Soc's in the very beginning of the book, (just a few pages in), the several rumbles initiated by the gang, when Johnny and Ponyboy are getting beat up in the park, when Johnny kills the Soc, the rumble the gang goes to for Johnny after he dies in the hospital, when Dally is shot by the cops, and that's all I remember, though I'm sure there is more :)
I hope this helped though!!
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Typically those people dont trust the government, and feel the "evidence" could be fabricated. but let's say they do trust the government, when someone believes something heavily, they have hope in said thing. for example. their are some evidence to argue certain parts of religion, yet religion can also has evidence to prove itself to be real. I hope I explained it good enough.
How a house cat lives without owner supervision
Personification is your answer