Read the excerpt below and answer the question.

as okonkwo sat in his hut that night, gazing into a log fire, he thought over the matter. a sudden fury arose within him and he felt a strong desire to take up his machete, go to the church, and wipe out the entire vile and miscreant gang.

based on the context in which it appears, what does the word miscreant most likely mean here?

lazy
foolish
weak-willed
law-breaking

Awriter wants to develop an argument on the following topic: the voting age write a claim and counterclaim based on this topic. clearly identify your claim and counterclaim.

How does the illustration the reader understand the text? read the passage and study the image from sugar grinders.

Have you ever thought you understood a person based on a story that you have heard about them? have you ever guessed about a person's personal life because of the clothes they wore? or, have you judged a person because of their friends? although classifying people in this way is typically discouraged, authors deliberately use your preconceived ideas to you form an opinion about the character or to at least have a better understanding. can you think of a time that you made a character call about someone based on external aspects? were you correct, or incorrect? has anyone ever made an incorrect assessment of you based on external aspects? write two paragraphs about it in your journal.