What is the theme conveyed in this passage? Read the excerpt from "Civil Peace" by Chinua Achebe.
As soon as the pound notes were placed in his palm
Jonathan simply closed it tight over them and buried fist
and money inside his trouser pocket. He had to be extra
careful because he had seen a man a couple of days
earlier collapse into near-madness in an instant before
that oceanic crowd because no sooner had he got his
twenty pounds than some heartless ruffian picked it off
him.
O Money should be hidden in one's pocket.
Sometimes a blessing can be a burden.
O Athief stole a man's much-needed money.
O Crowds of people can never be trusted.

Read the excerpt from a student’s journal. i thought it would be stressful having to participate in a debate for my final exam. but with a partner to , it was actually a nice change of pace. we argued our case thoroughly, presenting lots of evidence. we even got to use the rebuttal we’d rehearsed. well, a year’s worth of research really paid off. which phrase from the passage best supports the conclusion that the student is describing a policy debate? argued our case thoroughly presenting lots of evidence the rebuttal we’d rehearsed a year’s worth of research

Read the passage below and answer the question that follows. ‘you make me feel uncivilized, daisy,’ i confessed on my second glass of corky but rather impressive claret. ‘can’t you talk about crops or something? ’ i meant nothing in particular by this remark but it was taken up in an unexpected way. ‘civilization’s going to pieces,’ broke out tom violently. ‘i’ve gotten to be a terrible pessimist about things. have you read ‘the rise of the coloured empires’ by this man goddard? ’ ‘why, no,’ i answered, rather surprised by his tone. ‘well, it’s a fine book, and everybody ought to read it. the idea is if we don’t look out the white race will be—will be utterly submerged. it’s all scientific stuff; it’s been proved.’ in this passage, tom’s ideas about race relations come off as uncivilized. what literary device is fitzgerald using here? irony personification metaphor simile

On a scale 1 to 10 how responsible are you? explain your answer