What is the stated main idea in the paragraph? the temperature had been more than 100 degrees for seven days in a row. the city was in the middle of a heat wave. there had been no rain to cool things off. even at night, the temperature stayed in the 90s. so many people were using air conditioners and fans that the power kept going off. a. there had been no rain to cool things off. b. the city was in the middle of a heat wave. c. the temperature had been more than 100 degrees for seven days in a row. d. so many people were using air conditioners and fans that the power kept going off

How does this passage contribute to the overall meaning of the story

Read the excerpt from “man listening to disc.” to tommy potter for taking the time to join us on this breezy afternoon with his most unwieldy bass and to the esteemed arthur taylor who is somehow managing to navigate this crowd with his cumbersome drums. and i bow deeply to thelonious monk for figuring out a way to motorize—or whatever—his huge piano so he could be with us today. which of the following additional features would best enhance the reader’s understanding of this excerpt? a diagram showing the narrator’s route through the city a visual simulation of the man walking down the street audio samples of music by the specified musicians textbook chapters on the history of jazz musicians

How did rick respond to this conflict