SCENE Union House Saloon, 1875. The Saloon.
ne of the more
d
strart
elve miles to the
McGinty
McGinty, wearing a very expensive suit, gold chain of office, and
diamond tie-pin, is reading aloud from a newspaper to the
Willaby Brothers, Scanlan, and Baldwin.
"Reign of Terror in the Coal and Iron District. (Looking up]
That's how he heads it. (Resuming reading) "Twelve years have
now elapsed since the first assassinations which proved the
existence of a criminal organization in our midst.'
They've got proof of nothing!
The editor has more to say. Resuming reading] "From that day
on, these outrages have never ceased, until now they have
reached a pitch that makes us the opprobrium* of the civilized
world.
goes out again
Baldwin
McGinty
we offer you
Art Willaby
Does he name names, Councillor McGinty?
of a hurry
* opprobrium - disgrace or shame
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UNIVERSITY

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The story line remains the same. the kids live in what was then one of the remaining beachfront slums, down the coast from the expensive malibu area. the beach was ruled by surfers, but in the afternoon, when the waves died down, some of the surfers, or their younger brothers, fooled around on skateboards. one day, skip engblom, the shop owner, comes up with a key breakthrough, polyurethane wheels: "they grip." with the additional traction, the z-boys try skating the sides of the big, open drainage canal that runs through the area. then comes a brainstorm: because of a drought, the area's swimming pools were drained. the kids started "borrowing" pools when the owners weren't home, to skate the curved sides.” where did “the lords of dogtown” originally practice their tricks? a. the beach c. an open drainage canal b. empty pools d. none of these

Part a which statement best describes a central idea in this narrative? in times of tragedy, it is difficult to determine how best to be of service. in times of crisis, people prefer to be alone. young people tend to look to older people to take action in times of tragedy. when people publicly commit to being of service, they are more likely to follow through. part b which detail from the text best to shape the central idea in part a? "'i thought you might have too much going on already. i saw everyone post online.' martin said, 'i don’t think anyone wanted to be in the way today, so i’m glad you came.'" "finally, he said, 'i don’t know what to do. i guess i should tell him to let me know if he needs anything, but that doesn’t feel like enough.'" "he wondered how many people would actually show up to out and how many would simply hope that enough others did." "he explained to her that martin’s mom had died, and told her how he felt about his friend’s loss. 'what do you plan to do for him? ' his mother asked."