"wow. what is that? " simon brimm remembers calling out to his long-time friend, hillary green. he and hillary had been friends since preschool, but they lived in different parts of the state now. they hadn't seen each other all summer. simon, hillary, and their families were taking a vacation together before middle school started next week. zavier gonzales and his cousins were also vacationing at the seaside that weekend. the wind had picked up and the seas were quite rough as swimmers, water boarders, and surfers struggled to stay afloat. separated from his family, and adrift on a small raft, it was xavier that simon saw bobbing along on the horizon. separated from his family, and adrift on a small raft, it was xavier that simon saw bobbing along on the horizon. what implicit idea is suggested by the author's use of "adrift"?

Answer asap the importance of being earnest! 21. identify and explain how symbolism was used in the play. respond in complete sentences.

Which best describes the author's purpose in these frames of iqbal? to describe to the reader what happened at the wedding to show iqbal's pain and confusion after his debt increased to inform the reader about how iqbal escaped from the factory to persuade the reader to pay off the debt of child laborers

Which excerpt from the war of the worldseffectively reveals how the author relates the climax of the narrative through the narrator's thoughts? the war of the worldsall this had happened with such swiftness that i had stood motionless, dumbfounded and dazzled by the flashes of light. had that death swept through a full circle, it must inevitably have slain me in my surprise. but it passed and spared me, and left the night about me suddenly dark and unfamiliar. and then, with a renewed horror, i saw a round, black object bobbing up and down on the edge of the pit. it was the head of the shopman who had fallen in, but showing as a little black object against the hot western sun. at that time it was quite clear in my own mind that the thing had come from the planet mars, but i judged it improbable that it contained any living creature. i thought the unscrewing might be automatic. my mind ran fancifully on the possibilities of its containing manuscript, on the difficulties in translation that might arise, whether we should find coins and models in it, and so forth. yet it was a little too large for assurance on this idea. i felt an impatience to see it opened.