When he looked up again he did not know how much time had passed, but now there was a gang fight on the rockpile. dozens of boys fought each other in the harsh sun: clambering up the rocks and battling hand to hand, scuffed shoes sliding on the slippery rock; filling the bright air with curses and jubilant cries. they filled the air, too, with flying weapons: stones, sticks, tin cans, garbage, whatever could be picked up and thrown. . [john began to worry about roy’s absence. he realized his brother was also playing roughly with the others, although it was too bright to pinpoint which figure was roy. when he finally saw roy, roy was standing at the top of the rockpile. just then a tin can hit roy directly on the head. he fell down on the rockpile, face first.] what does this passage from “the rockpile” by james baldwin say about the members of this community? everyone takes turns watching the boys. everyone take care of each other. everyone takes sides in the gang fight. everyone must take care of himself or herself.

Even the insistent cough of the woman next to him wasn't enough to draw his eyes away from the tiny type of the ancient book its pages were brittle and felt like they could crumble at the slightest disturbance he noticed the musty odor if each page as he carefully it over.

Select the correct answerwhat theme is portrayed in this excerpt from leo tolstoy's the death of ivan ilyich? in reality it was just what is usually seen in the houses of people of moderate means who want to appear rich, and therefore succeed only inresembling others like themselves, there are damasks dark wood, plants, rugs, and dull and polished bronzes-all the things people of a certaiclass have in order to resemble other people of that class. his house was so like the others that it would never have been noticed, but to him it aseemed to be quite exceptional. he was very happy when he met his family at the station and brought them to the newly furnished house all lit uwhere a tootman in a white tie opened the door into the hall decorated with plants, and when they went on into the drawing-room and the studyuttering exclamations of delight he conducted them everywhere, drank in their praises eagerly, and beamed with pleasure.a.the effect of consumerismbw the power of wealthcam keeping up appearances in societyud. wconforming to societal conventionsresetnextil rights reserved.

What point was thomas paine trying to make by relating this antidote