Passage 1 from the king james version of the bible joshua 6: 1-5 now jericho was straitly1 shut up because of the children of israel: none went out, and none came in. and the lord said unto joshua, "see, i have given into thine hand jericho, and the king thereof, and the mighty men of valor. and ye shall compass2 the city, all ye men of war, and go round about the city once. thus shalt thou do six days. and seven priests shall bear before the ark seven trumpets of rams' horns: and the seventh day ye shall compass the city seven times, and the priests shall blow with the trumpets. "and it shall come to pass, that when they make a long blast with the ram's horn, and when ye hear the sound of the trumpet, all the people shall shout with a great shout; and the wall of the city shall fall down flat, and the people shall ascend up every man straight before him." 1straitly—tightly 2compass—to form a circle around something passage 2 matthew's confidence by tirzah tyler matthew sat inside his car in the parking lot of arnold's chicken palace. he arrived early for his job interview, and he wanted to make sure his attitude was stellar before going inside the restaurant. unfortunately, he felt petrified. "i can't do this," he told his mother over the phone. "yes, you can, big man," his mother said. matthew's hand shook while he pressed his cell phone more tightly against his ear. "all my potential employers have rejected me," he said. "what if nobody hires me? " "big man, you can't think small. remember who you are, remember your abilities, think about what you want, and then go after it. shout at it if you have to." "shout at my potential job? " "sure, why not, big man? " his mother replied. "i believe in you, and you can believe in yourself too." after matthew ended his phone call with his mother, he spent a few moments calming himself down. come on, matt, you can do this, he thought to himself. you'll be the best manager arnold's chicken palace ever had. while taking deep breaths, he clenched his fists and felt strength surge through his muscular arms. he closed his eyes and thought about all the other jobs he had interviewed for but did not get. he thought about his bills piling up. he knew this interview would be a very important one. then he shouted as loudly as he could, "this job is mine! " matthew opened his eyes and saw a woman and a little girl walking past his car. they both scurried away with frightened looks in their eyes. embarrassed, matthew waved at them and cleared his throat. the day after his interview, matthew received a phone call from the owner of arnold's chicken palace. "i am very to offer you the position of manager at my restaurant," the owner said. "you were a very impressive candidate for the job," he added. "how did you become such a confident person? " matthew clenched his fist and tried to not shout with excitement. with a smile, he replied, "i guess i just believe in myself." 6 how are the patterns of events in both passages similar? a. in both passages, people need to calm themselves before a battle. b. in both passages, the main character conquers a strong enemy. c. in both passages, a man achieves a goal after believing in himself. d. in both passages, an authority figure gives instructions to shout. reset submit