Read this excerpt from a story.

juan coasted down the hill, gaining speed. he executed the turn toward the basketball courts with ease, adjusting his weight on the board. up ahead, he could see kev and sean, but neither one was skating. they were slumped on a bench. when he reached them, he asked, "what's going on? "

"they did it, man. they posted the sign," kev replied. sure enough, a new "no skateboarding" sign had been erected beside the basketball court.

"not again. i thought this court was a good spot. it's not like we are damaging the asphalt," juan complained.

"i know. and the pickup games never start until after 5: 00. this court will be empty for another two hours," sean added.

"soon there won't be anywhere to skate in the whole town."

what type of conflict does juan experience?

a. person vs. self
b. person vs. person
c. person vs. society
d. person vs. nature

Read the excerpt from elie wiesel’s all rivers run to the sea. why were those trains allowed to roll unhindered into poland? why were the tracks leading to birkenau never bombed? i have put these questions to american presidents and generals and to high-ranking soviet officers. since moscow and washington knew what the killers were doing in the death camps, why was nothing done at least to slow down their “production”? that not a single allied military aircraft ever tried to destroy the rail lines converging on auschwitz remains an outrageous enigma to me. birkenau was “processing” ten thousand jews a day. stopping a single convoy for a single night—or even for just a few hours—would have prolonged so many lives. based on the paragraph, the author would most likely agree that it is best to avoid confrontation at all costs. people need to be proactive when they witness an injustice. countries should remain neutral to keep alliances strong. moscow and washington are to be blamed for the holocaust.

Reread lines 6-7 "the survivor." determine how the tone of these differs from the preceding lines (1-5)

What does the word "rhetoric" mean?