Ethan did his best to avoid looking at t. j. and joey when he said, "yeah, i'm not going to be able to go to the concert. brandon's got a doctor’s appointment. i have to my mom get him in and out of the car and the doctor's office." ethan’s brother brandon did not have a doctor's appointment. ethan did not want his friends to know the truth. his mom said that he could not go to the concert. unlike joey’s and t. j.’s moms, his mom was strict. as a result, he often found himself in situations like the one in which he currently found himself. he continued expanding his excuse. he talked about brandon’s health problems, about wanting to spend time with brandon, about being the only person who could his mom. some of it was true. some of it was not. it did not really matter. t. j. and joey had stopped listening. neither friend was actually foolish enough to think that ethan would be able to go to the concert. they knew that his mom was strict. they doubted the story about brandon’s doctor’s appointment. however, they chose not to say anything. knowing that ethan was touchy when conversation turned towards his mother’s rules, they wanted to him save face. they asked him to go to the concert because they did not want him to feel left out.

t. j. and joey are portrayed as being?
a. cruel
b. selfish
c. dishonest
d. considerate

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Compare: what are the similarities and differences between "artificial flavors" and "natural flavors"? why does schlosser explain these two terms in such detail?

21) this excerpt involves david, who travels with an inventor named perry. they test their experimental invention, a vehicle that burrows into the earth's crust. which statement best reflects the human experience that is represented in this excerpt? a) humans are not always reliable guides. b) humans desire wealth and a life of ease. c) humans are drawn to explore and experiment. d) humans attempt to conquer and control nature. 22) which statement best reflects the human experience that is represented in this excerpt? a) humans desire to control nature. b) humans are frightened by nature. c) humans are fascinated by nature. d) humans cannot understand nature. 23) 8 “what do you mean perry? ” i cried. “do you think that we are dead, and this is heaven? ” suppose the author changed section eight as listed below. 8 “perry, i have to object! ” i cried. “you don't think that we are dead, and this is heaven, do you? ” which correctly identifies the author's meaning for the word object? consider the effect of the stressed or unstressed syllable in the word object. a) you would stress the second syllable because the word is a noun and means a goal or purpose. b) you would stress the second syllable because the word is a verb and means to express or feel disapproval. c) you would stress the first and second syllable because the word is a verb and means to modify an adjective. d) you would stress the first syllable because the word is a noun and means a thing that has a finite, physical form. 24) 2 together we stepped out to stand in silent contemplation of a landscape at once weird and beautiful. before us a low and level shore stretched down to a silent sea. as far as the eye could reach the surface of the water was dotted with countless tiny isles—some of towering, barren, granitic rock—others resplendent in gorgeous trappings of tropical vegetation, myriad starred with the magnificent splendor of vivid blooms. 3 behind us rose a dark and forbidding wood of giant arborescent ferns intermingled with the commoner types of a primeval tropical forest. huge creepers depended in great loops from tree to tree, dense under-brush overgrew a tangled mass of fallen trunks and branches. upon the outer verge we could see the same splendid coloring of countless blossoms that glorified the islands, but within the dense shadows all seemed dark and gloomy as the grave. which most completely analyzes this excerpt for a comment about life? a) beauty is kind and inviting. b) nature is evil and forbidding. c) there is no risk in following beauty. d) what appears beautiful can also be deadly.