52 points reread paragraph 3. before the battle, what is james's point of view on being given a drum? he returned carrying a drum. "i don't issue firearms to boys," he said. "take this." for a moment, i could only stare at it. the drum was large and brightly painted. it was decorated with stars, a bird, and a ribbon. it looked like an oversized toy. i wanted to take my fist and punch a hole straight through it. a. he thinks the drum is a boring instrument. b. he thinks he has been given the drum as a joke. c. he thinks being a drummer is a job for a child. d. he thinks it will be impossible for him to learn how to drum.

What happened when the boy who survived an explosion aboard a steamboat returns to town

Why do you think frank tashlin titled this story  the bear that wasn’t? why didn’t the factory officials recognize the bear for what he was? why did it become harder and harder for the bear to maintain his identity as he moved through the bureaucracy of the factory?

Read the following excerpt from "dark tower" by claude mckay before you choose your answer. "we shall not always plant while others reap the golden increment of bursting fruit, nor always countenance, abject and mute, that lesser men should hold their brothers cheap; not everlastingly while others sleep shall we beguile their limbs with mellow flute, not always bend to some more subtle brute. we were not made eternally to weep. the night, whose sable breast relieves the stark, white stars, is no less lovely being dark; and there are buds that cannot bloom at all in light, but crumple, piteous, and fall. so in the dark we hid the heart that bleeds, and wait, and tend our agonizing needs." in context, the expression "the night, whose sable breast relieves the stark,/ white stars, is no less lovely being dark; " is best interpreted as a. the light of the stars overpowers the black of night b. the black of night overpowers the light of the stars c. black and white contribute equally to the beauty of the night sky d. black and white continuously compete for prominence in the night sky