Question

FAN AND MEDAL!!!
In three to five sentences, summarize the conflict Marcus is facing in this excerpt.

Answer 1

"You're being paranoid, Marcus," he told me over breakfast one day as I told him about the guys I'd seen the cops shaking down on BART the day before.

"Dad, it's ridiculous. They're not catching any terrorists, are they? It's just making people scared."

"They may not have caught any terrorists yet, but they're sure getting a lot of scumbags off the streets. Look at the drug dealers—it says they've put dozens of them away since this all started. Remember when those druggies robbed you? If we don't bust their dealers, it'll only get worse." I'd been mugged the year before. They'd been pretty civilized about it. One skinny guy who smelled bad told me he had a gun, the other one asked me for my wallet. They even let me keep my ID, though they got my debit card and Fast Pass. It had still scared me witless and left me paranoid and checking my shoulder for weeks.

"But most of the people they hold up aren't doing anything wrong, Dad," I said. This was getting to me. My own father! "It's crazy. For every guilty person they catch, they have to punish thousands of innocent people. That's just not good."

"Innocent? Guys cheating on their wives? Drug dealers? You're defending them, but what about all the people who died? If you don't have anything to hide—"

"So you wouldn't mind if they pulled *you* over?" My dad's histograms had proven to be depressingly normal so far.

"I'd consider it my duty," he said. "I'd be proud. It would make me feel safer."

Easy for him to say.

Answer 2

Marcus is worried about the recent activities of the police which involves capturing people who didn't do anything wrong. He believes that they must be stopped since he considers those people innocent. For him, the crimes have committed are not enough for them to be placed in jail. His dad, however, believes that the police are doing a great job in capturing criminals and making the place a lot safer. Marcus still is unshaken.

Answer 3

Thank you

Answer 4

@PhenomenalPauling do you think you can help me with one more

Answer 5

Sure

Answer 6

Using examples from the text, explain Marcus' current stage of identity development. As a reminder, the different stages of identity development are:
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-Identity Diffusion occurs when an adolescent does not make a commitment to any particular roles, values, or goals.

-Identity Foreclosure occurs when someone makes a commitment without considering other possibilities.

-Identity Moratorium occurs when an individual is in the midst of a crisis over a particular role or value and tries out alternatives in order to make a commitment.

-Identity Achievement occurs when someone makes a personal decision or commitment after going through a crisis and exploring his or her options.

Answer 7

His current stage of identity development, based from the text, is the Identity Achievement. In the excerpt, Marcus is voicing out his what he thinks about the activities of the police. His point of view differs from that of his father, as proven by "But most of the people they hold up aren't doing anything wrong, Dad," I said. This was getting to me. My own father!" and "Innocent? Guys cheating on their wives? Drug dealers? You're defending them, but what about all the people who died?". Sentences "I'd been mugged the year before" and "They'd been pretty civilized about it" show that he thinks that their treatment was better than what they could have done to him, even though he it had left him "scared" and "paranoid". Finally, he still firmly believes in his own commitment as shown by his thoughts "Easy for him to say" after his father said that the time he was pulled had made him "feel safer."

Answer 8

thanks again

Answer 9

welcome :)