In the context of the allegory, what do Mr. Summers's actions most likely represent?
Read the passage from "The Lottery."
The lottery was conducted—as were the square
dances, the teen-age club, the Halloween program-by
Mr. Summers, who had time and energy to devote to
civic activities. He was a round-faced, jovial man and
he ran the coal business, and people were sorry for
him, because he had no children and his wife was a
scold.
O the importance of civic duty
O dedication to traditions
O resentment of people who have children
O the power of money

100 points. answer one of these: 1) describe the paradoxical nature of algernon being “serious” about bunburying. explain the term “bunburying” and its role in the story. analyze the significance of bunburying when it comes to symbolism, conflict, and setting. 2)the subtitle of the play is “a trivial comedy for serious people.” discuss the reversal of the serious and the trivial in the play. give examples of what some characters consider to be insignificant and what they consider to be important. what social commentary is made as a result of these inversions?

The prefix of the italicized word in the sentence is rather difficult

Read the excerpt from part 2 of zeitoun. zeitoun woke with the sun and crawled out of his tent. the day was bright, and as far as he could see in any direction the city was underwater. . he could only think of judgment day, of noah and forty days of rain. and yet it was so quiet, so still. nothing moved. he sat on the roof and scanned the horizon, looking for any person, any animal or machine moving. nothing. as he did his morning prayers, a helicopter broke the silence, shooting across the treetops and heading downtown. why does the author include the details of zeitoun’s morning? to suggest the hopelessness of zeitoun’s situation to illustrate the solitary existence endured by survivors to establish zeitoun’s dedication to the rituals of his faith to reveal the military’s attempts at assistance