In the myth that bears his name, Prometheus steals the ability to make fire from Zeus, the king of gods, and gives it to humanity. For his crime, Prometheus is punished for eternity. In Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein, a driven scientist works tirelessly to find a way to bring life to the dead. He succeeds but the monster he creates makes him suffer for the rest of his days

What motif is present in both the myth and the modern story?

A. Physical transformations
B. Useless attempts to control fate
C. The price of ambition
D. Losing oneself to a task

According to stephen hawking in the "origin of the universe" lecture, "why are we here" and "where did we come from" are questions that

Which verb from is used to indicate the perfect progressive tense

Read the excerpt from "save the redwoods."another, one of the finest in the grove, more than three hundred feet high, was skinned alive to a height of one hundred and sixteen feet from the ground and the bark sent to london to show how fine and big that calaveras tree was—as sensible a scheme as skinning our great men would be to prove their greatness.which  best  describes how the excerpt appeals to readers’ emotions? the excerpt provides facts about the tree, which impresses readers’ scientific minds.the excerpt describes how the tree traveled to london, which excites the readers’ sense of adventure.the excerpt compares the tree to a person, which makes readers feel sympathetic toward the tree.the excerpt explains how to skin a tree, which makes readers feel awed at the height of the tree.