subject
English, 18.11.2020 19:20 pr47723

The Greeks couldn’t resist adding their own original “explanations” to the definitions. For example, a Greek writer named Horapollo said correctly that the picture of a goose stood for the word “son.” But then he explained that this was because geese took spe­cial care of their young, which was completely inaccurate. He wrote that the image of a rabbit meant “open” because a rabbit's eyes never close – an equally false statement. —The Riddle of the Rosetta Stone, James Cross Giblin Which details support the thesis that Giblin’s text presents information effectively? the description of how geese take care of their young the description of how rabbits eyes never close the description of how Horapollo explained hieroglyphs

ansver
Answers: 1

Another question on English

question
English, 21.06.2019 23:40
Read the paragraph. we heard music coming from the auditorium so we crept up to the door in peaked in. i couldn’t believe my eyes! a group of dancers were on stage in the most beautiful costumes i have ever seen. i looked at mabel and she looked back at me with the same expression. our eyes were wide with joy and wonder. which point of view does the narrator use
Answers: 1
question
English, 22.06.2019 04:00
How are montag and faber opposites of each other? a) montag is a firefighter, therefore it is his job to burn books. faber used to be and english professor, and it was his job to teach students about books. b) montag is passionate and determined, and farber is wise and cautious c) montag is brave enough to steal and illegal book. faber was too afraid to speak up when books started to become illegal. d) all of the answer choices are correct
Answers: 1
question
English, 22.06.2019 04:30
What was noras point of view on what her parents were doing in keeping freedom in the family?
Answers: 1
question
English, 22.06.2019 06:00
Which sentence contains the central claim in "compulsory voting: an idea whose time has come" by tor hunter?
Answers: 2
You know the right answer?
The Greeks couldn’t resist adding their own original “explanations” to the definitions. For example,...
Questions
question
English, 21.07.2019 12:10
question
Computers and Technology, 21.07.2019 12:10
question
Geography, 21.07.2019 12:10
Questions on the website: 13722363