<span>I think
that this excerpt from chapter 23 of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn most
clearly illustrates that the duke is someone who does not take responsibility
for his actions and would rather blame
others if something does not go well:</span>
…Well, when
the place couldn't hold no more people the duke he give a fellow a quarter and
told him to tend door for him a minute, and then he started around for the
stage door, I after him; but the minute we turned the corner and was in the
dark he says:
«Walk fast
now till you get away from the houses, and then shin for the raft like the
dickens was after you!»….
Explanation:
One of the hidden benefits of studying Greek myths is to explore virtues. With the classic stories, the lines between righteous and immoral behavior are clear cut, so that even young children can recognize examples of the 4 cardinal virtues: prudence, justice, fortitude and temperance.
Myth of the legendary Odysseus. ...
Myth of Jason and the Argonauts. ...
Myth of Theseus, the legendary king of Athens. ...
The Amazons. ...
Persephone, the Queen of the Underworld. ...
Prometheus, the friend of man. ...
Myth of the fall of Icarus. ...
Perseus and Andromeda.
As others have said, according to Hesiod the oldest one that existed was Chaos, and then Earth came to be. According to Orpheus though, originally there was an Egg out of which the Universe came, but before the Universe, Eros (Love) came out of it, making Love the oldest one.
Answer:
curfew: a set time
bedimmed: made difficult to see by darkness
mutinous: refusing to obey the orders of a person in authority
promontory: a natural elevation
potent: having great power and influence
abjure: formally reject a belief
Explanation:
Answer:
3. They may not have time to read the whole thing.
Explanation:
1: You cannot gain a general understanding by skimming a text.
2: It doesn't make sense to skim a text if you need help defining a word, because part of defining a word is looking for context clues.
4: If they are looking for specific information they would have to analyze the text instead of quickly looking over it.
Therefore 3 is the right answer. Hope this helps :)
