Based on the thesaurus entry, which word would best replace the underlined word without changing the overall meaning of this sentence?​

Considering "civil disobedience," why did both thoreau and martin luther king, jr. engage in acts of civil disobedience? to take a stand against government taxation to protest government policies they believed were unjust to protest slavery and the mexican-american war to take a stand against unfair laws in the 1950s and ‘60s

What does the simile add to the passage

Buck did not cry out. he did not check himself, but drove in upon spitz, shoulder to shoulder, so hard that he missed the throat. they rolled over and over in the powdery snow. spitz gained his feet almost as though he had not been overthrown, slashing buck down the shoulder and leaping clear. twice his teeth clipped together, like the steel jaws of a trap, as he backed away for better footing, with lean and lifting lips that writhed and snarled. read this passage. explain what the conflict shows about buck and spitz.