What characteristics of an epic hero does Gilgamesh demonstrate in this excerpt? Select 3 options.
Read the excerpt from Gilgamesh: A New English Version.Gilgamesh, hearing his beloved friend,came to himself. He yelled, he liftedhis massive axe, he swung it, it toreinto Humbaba’s neck, the bloodshot out, again the axe bit fleshand bone, the monster staggered, his eyesrolled, and at the axe’s third stroke he toppled like a cedar and crashed to the ground.At his death-roar the mountains of Lebanon shook,the valleys ran with his blood, for ten milesthe forest resounded. Then the two friendssliced him open, pulled out his intestines,cut off his head with its knife-sharp teethand horrible bloodshot staring eyes.
Read the reflection from Kara’s narrative.1 Ironically, it is from my much younger—and, I used to think, less wise—brother that I learned the value of being honest even when a lie may seem far more tempting at the time. 2 I knew that what he did that day must have been extremely difficult for him. 3 Yet there he stood, taking responsibility for his actions with not a glimmer of hesitation. 4 It is this determination and resolve to do what is right—even when what is right is not what is easy—that I remembered many years later in college when faced with a similar predicament of my own.
chron = "time"The definition of chron is useful to know because it functions as
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Read the excerpt from Grendel.He sang of battles and marriages, of funerals and hangings, the whimperings of beaten enemies, of splendid hunts and harvests. He sang of Hrothgar, hoarfrost white, magnificent of mind.When he finished, the hall was as quiet as a mound. I too was silent, my ear pressed tight against the timbers. Even to me, incredibly, he had made it all seem true and very fine.
Techno is a root word that means "scientific" or "skillful".Which is the best definition of the word techniques in the sentence below?Chef Anna taught us to prepare French recipes with her traditional techniques.
Perspective is
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