Part A What inference can be made about the Gorgons in "Perseus and the Quest for Medusa's Head"?

• They were unaware of Perseus approaching them on the bank and his attack surprised them.

O They tried to look at Perseus and turn him to stone, but their powers had disappeared.

O They were pretending to be asleep and were prepared to defend themselves.

O They could smell Perseus approaching, but did not know he was a danger to them.

Part B

Which evidence from the text best supports the answer to Part A?

O "Then the two older Gorgons awoke and rose with dreadful screams, and spread their great wings and dashed after him."

O

"He flew a little nearer, but he did not dare to look straight forward, lest he should all at once meet the gaze of a Gorgon

and be turned to stone."

O "He heard a sound as of someone breathing heavily, and he looked

first of paragraph? and second of statment?

don't submit such stupid questions!

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)

a.) literature that explores grotesque characters and eerie, violent occurrences in a dreary setting.