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The author may have presented that the development of personality is complex, showing how there are many elements acting in this development and countless elements that can modify this development at any time. To illustrate this, the author can make a comparison between personality development and a complex system, such as the development of a plant or an embryo for example.
Answer: He thought it was wrong that African Americans could not play.
Explanation: The author's purpose for including this paragraph is to explain the resistance that Branch Rickey willingly took on in an effort to being the process of ending segregation in Major League Baseball. This paragraph serves to explain that there were people off the field who also helped revolutionize the game.
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The phrase that indicated a lost in thought feel is the "Midnight shakes the memory". It means that his train of thought is going double time in the dark or at night.
Some of the more common universal themes found in literature include:
Individual struggle towards a personal goal
A person's struggle with humanity
falling in love
Life cycles
Karma
Coping with tragedy
Adolescence
Finally, discovering the world around us.