1. Which of these quotations from the excerpt from The Odyssey, Part 1 best illustrates typical qualities of an epic hero?

A "In the next land we found were Cyclopes, / giants, louts, without a law to bless them."

B "We beached her, grinding keel in the soft sand, / and waded in, ourselves, on the sandy beach."

C "I rather dwelt on this part of the forecast, / while our good ship made time, bound outward down / the wind for the strange island of Sirens."

D "Now, by the gods, I drove my big hand spike / deep in the embers, charring it again, / and cheered my men along with battle talk / to keep their courage up: no quitting now."

2. Define in medias res in one sentence. (1 point)

In one to two sentences, explain how The Odyssey is an example of this literary technique. (1 point)

1. The option is D.

2. Medias res refers to a narrative that starts in the middle of events.

Explanation:

1. Option D is the right answer option, it gives an illustration of the typical qualities of an epic hero

2. Medias res refers to a narrative that starts in the middle of events.

The Odyssey does not start with the fall of Troy, Instead it began in the middle of events with Odysseus's wanderings and how he was held captive on the island of Ogygiya by the nymph Calypso where he was for a period of seven years.

Through flashbacks it became obvious that there were other events that happened earlier.

in the problem you wrote said that the taxi charges $0.070 per mile(which would be 7 cents per mile), but then in your suggested equation you have it as $0.70 per mile (which is 70 cents per mile).

the latter seems more realistic, so i will assume that the taxi costs $5.00 and charges $0.70 per mile with tolls costing an additional $3.50. and it asks you to find how far you can travel on $36.50.

let x the number of miles traveled. since the taxi charges $0.70 per mile, multiplying this by the miles traveled (x) will yield the cost of the taxi ride as far as how far it took you. then adding this amount to the cost of the taxi ($5.00) and the additional cost for the tolls ($3.50) will give you the total cost of the taxi ride ($36.50)

that is,

            (0.70)x + 5.00 + 3.50 = 36.50

adding the like terms on the left-hand side of this equation, we arrive at the following:

            (0.70)x + 8.50 = 36.50

subtracting 8.50 from both sides of the equation, we get:

            (0.70)x = 28.00

to solve for x, divide both sides of the equation above by the coefficient of x (that being, 0.70):

            x = 40

thus, you can travel up to 40 miles on $36.50

anyone who was dealing with communism in soviet union in his time had an ideal picture of equality, freedom, the struggle of the working class for a better future, the success of the aristocracy's overthrow and the emancipation of subjugation.   however, anyone who would go to soviet union to see the functioning of the communist system, would be convinced that it was about sad people, about everyday bad life, about the brutal attitude of communist leaders, about ill obsession to completely exterminate every thought on aristocracy. thus, orwell wanted to show all the absurdity, the brutality of the system, the unbearable rule of suspicious morality, the ignorant people who try to play professionally.

the answers are: b. and e.