Urgent Please Help Write an essay on how the Lotus Eaters, while friendly, represent an obstacle for Odysseus and his men. There are many things today which may at first appear to be pleasant or friendly, but which may actually be obstacles in one's life. Describe obstacles teenagers or adults may face today and how this relates to the story of the Lotus Eaters. Use at least one source other than the Odyssey textbook.

Read this excerpt from holes. a patrol car pulled alongside him. a policeman asked him why he was running. then he took the shoes and made a call on his radio. shortly thereafter, stanley was arrested. it turned out the sneakers had been stolen from a display at the homeless shelter. that evening rich people were going to come to the shelter and pay a hundred dollars to eat the food that the poor people ate every day for free. clyde livingston, who had once lived at the shelter when he was younger, was going to speak and sign autographs. his shoes would be auctioned, and it was expected that they would sell for over five thousand dollars. all the money would go to the homeless. why does sachar include this description of the shoes in the flashback? a.to show where the shoes came from b.to show how valuable the shoes were c.to reveal why stanley was arrested d.to give background on the homeless shelter

What details of the first two paragraphs convey a sense of the ordinary,behind the scenes routines of film critics?

Eating while you drive a.increases your risk of being involved in a collision b.is only risky with heavily packaged foods c.should only be done with food that can be handled easily