Read this excerpt from The Great Fire. Most stood by watching the yellow-orange flames leaping from roof to roof and listening to the horrible crackle pop of dry pine being consumed. Fires were extremely common back then and thought to be as exciting and dramatic as a night at the theater.

Which central idea does this excerpt support?

Many mistakes contributed to the spread of the fire and prevented it from being put out.
The fire spread because the firefighters were not equipped to handle such a massive blaze.
Many residents aided the firefighters by carrying furniture and helping their neighbors escape.
Residents were used to fires and did not think that this one was different from any others.

According to huxley, what is the main reason why people use language inappropriately when discussing war

Do you think that the american culture has defined what “normal” is and so our perception of chris mccandless is skewed based on that?

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.