Match the theme to the excerpt from things fall apart.

1. religion
"obierika was a man who thought about things … why should a man suffer so grievously for an offense he had committed inadvertently? "
2. gender
"a man’s life from birth to death was a series of transition rites which brought him nearer and nearer to his ancestors."
3. tradition vs. change
"the crime was of two kinds, male and female."
4. fear
"sometimes [egwugwu] turned round and chased those men, and they ran for their lives."

In comparing "minerva and arachne" and "niobe," can you establish a common theme running throughout both texts? how do you think this theme might change if the stories were written in first-person point of view? write a journal entry explaining the theme of both "minerva and arachne" and "nirobe." then, consider how the theme might change if the tales were written using a first-person point of view. use examples and evidence from both texts to support your analysis.

The greatest gift the sumerians gave the world was the invention of writing. the sumerians were wealthy people. they needed some way to keep track of what they owned. they began drawing pictures. they used a reed as a pen. they drew on soft pieces of clay. the soft clay was then dried in the sun. the tablet became a permanent record. later, the sumerian drawings changed into wedge-shaped symbols. this kind of writing is called cuneiform. by putting symbols together, the sumerians could write entire sentences.

Within a farewell to arms, what would be the best definition of the word “hallow”? a) to shine a bright light onto a path. b) a deep hole. c) to treat as holy or sacred. d) lacking depth.