Point: odysseus is an epic hero because he has a group of loyal followers who follow his orders. illustration: “i tried to say / ‘untie me! ’ to the crew, j3rking my brows; / . . then perimedes / got to his feet, he and eurylochus, / and passed more line about, to hold me still” (homer 77-81). based on this point and illustration, what is the best explanation? odysseus and his men have to fight the urge to listen to the sirens’ song. odysseus must overcome the sirens and their song by himself. odysseus’s crew is following orders by ignoring the sirens’ song and continuing to row the ship. odysseus’s men follow his original orders to keep him tied no matter what he says.

Javier is writing a literary analysis of the secret garden. read this introduction to his essay. frances burnett’s “the secret garden” explores the challenges of a sickly, self-centered little girl named mary lennox. after mary’s parents die of cholera, she moves from india to england to live at her uncle’s estate in yorkshire. while living at the old estate, mary discovers an abandoned garden that belonged to her deceased aunt. tending to the neglected garden brings mary joy, and her health improves. through mary’s transformation, burnett presents nature as a symbol of rebirth and healing. which piece of textual evidence should javier use to support the claim made in the introduction? a. “‘it’s in the garden no one can go into,’ she said to herself. ‘it’s the garden without a door. he lives in there. how i wish i could see what it is like! ’” b. “in india she had always felt hot and too languid to care much about anything. the fact was that the fresh wind from the moor had begun to blow the cobwebs out of her young brain and to waken her up a little.” c. “mary felt lonelier than ever when she knew she was no longer in the house. she went out into the garden as quickly as possible, and the first thing she did was to run round and round the fountain flower garden ten times.” d. “‘it isn’t a quite dead garden,’ she cried out softly to herself. ‘even if the roses are dead, there are other things alive.’”

How does this comparison reinforce what powell is trying to say in this paragraph

Which of the following statements is most accurate? a. effective communication skills are not as important as technical skills. b. good communication skills can you in the classroom, on the job, and in your personal life. c. communicating effectively is not related to job success. d. learning to communicate effectively cannot be taught because communication skills are inborn.