Read the excerpt from the odyssey.
why not
take these cheeses, get them stowed, come back,
throw open all the pens, and make a run for it?
we'll drive the kids and lambs aboard. we say
put out again on good salt water! '
ah,
how sound that was! yet i refused. i wished
to see the caveman, what he had to offer—
no pretty sight, it turned out, for my friends.
odysseus ignores his men’s pleas to return to the ship. as a result, they face terrible consequences. how does odysseus’s decision defy ancient greek attitudes and values?
a great leader makes decisions that are good for him, no matter how they affect his men.
a great leader listens to his men and considers their thoughts and opinions.
a great leader has great self-control and makes sound decisions.
a great leader takes risks in order to gain more treasure and learn about foreign lands.

Match each word from richard connell's short story "the most dangerous game" to its correct meaning. placid doggedly zealous scruples with determination arrowright extremely passionate arrowright morals arrowright calm arrowright

Read the excerpts from part 3 of "an occurrence at owl creek bridge." a rising sheet of water curved over him, fell down upon him, blinded him, strangled him! the cannon had taken a hand in the game. as he shook his head free from the commotion of the smitten water he heard the deflected shot humming through the air ahead, and in an instant it was cracking and smashing the branches in the forest beyond. *** a whiz and rattle of grapeshot among the branches high above his head roused him from his dream. the baffled cannoneer had fired him a random farewell. he sprang to his feet, rushed up the sloping bank, and plunged into the forest. *** as he is about to clasp her he feels a stunning blow upon the back of the neck; a blinding white light blazes all about him with a sound like the shock of a cannon—then all is darkness and silence! what function does the motif of the cannon serve throughout the story? the cannon continually pushes farquhar to continue his journey through his dream and back to reality. the cannon encourages farquhar to investigate whether his escape was a dream or reality. the cannon reminds farquhar that time is subjective and encourages him to move quickly in order to reach his home. the cannon represents farquhar’s romantic dream that he escaped his execution and will return home.

Truth is one that’s been valid for centuries.