Review the last paragraph of chapter ix (lines 83-109). what is the central idea that bradford communicates in this paragraph?

How would you write "the fourth of july? " the 4th of july or the fourth of july? are they both grammatically correct?

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.

"the beginning of the massai" which excerpt best justifies this conclusion