Directions: Select all the correct answers. Which two sentences could be added to the end of the first paragraph (sentences 1-5) to support the ideas in that
paragraph?
An agreement was soon reached, and Columbus accepted his commission with
tears of joy.
At this juncture, however, one of the queen's advisers hurried into her presence,
and put the case so earnestly that she sent a swift courier to call Columbus.
In disgust, Columbus mounted his mule, and started once more for France.
He was a man of learning and, on conversing with Columbus, arranged a meeting
of other learned men including the well-known sea-captain, Martin Alonzo Pinzon,
who lived in Palos.
The plans of Columbus appealed so strongly to this sea-captain that he promised
not only to furnish money for an expedition, but to accompany it himself.

Need plz read these paragraphs from the excerpt. every great play teaches many lessons and touches nearly all social problems. but the great play does this by indirection. every beautiful thought is a teacher; every noble line speaks to the brain and heart. beauty, proportion, melody suggest moral beauty, proportion in conduct and melody in life. in a great play the relations of the various characters, their objects, the means adopted for their accomplishment, must suggest, and in a certain sense solve or throw light on many social problems, so that the drama teaches lessons, discusses social problems and gives intellectual pleasure. the stage should not be dogmatic; neither should its object be directly to enforce a moral. the great thing for the drama to do, and the great thing it has done, and is doing, is to cultivate the imagination. this is of the utmost importance. the civilization of man depends upon the development, not only of the intellect, but of the imagination. most crimes of violence are committed by people who are destitute of imagination. people without imagination make most of the cruel and infamous creeds. they were the persecutors and destroyers of their fellow-men. by cultivating the imagination, the stage becomes one of the greatest teachers. it produces the climate in which the better feelings grow; it is the home of the ideal. all beautiful things tend to the civilization of man. the great statues plead for proportion in life, the great symphonies suggest the melody of conduct, and the great plays cultivate the heart and brain. which statement describes how ingersoll uses a literary technique in his response? a- by using symbols, ingersoll explains the role of artistic expression, which engages readers. b- by using a metaphor, ingersoll explains how artistic thoughts address social issues, which clarifies his idea. c- by using allusion, ingersoll emphasizes the continued growth of artistic expression, which is relatable to readers. d- by using alliteration, ingersoll emphasizes the role drama plays in society, which evokes strong emotion.

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Analyze the central conflict and its in a story to discover the theme. resolution protagonist antagonist character