Dana receives the writing prompt below. write an informative essay about the first woman in greek mythology, pandora. summarize her myth and explain the impact of her story on today’s culture. dana’s first research question is “what events occurred in the myth of pandora? ” what should her second research question be, and what would be the most credible source for research? a. dana should ask, “what are some modern examples of pandora’s influence? ” using an encyclopedia entry for research. b. dana should ask, “what are some modern examples of pandora’s influence? ” using a blog for research. c. dana should ask, “what was the effect of pandora’s box upon greek culture? ” using an encyclopedia entry for research. d. dana should ask, “what was the effect of pandora’s box upon greek culture? ” using a blog for research.

The correct answer is A. Dana should ask, “What are some modern examples of Pandora’s influence?” using an encyclopedia entry for research.

Explanation:

Research questions to get information about a topic always need to focus on the writing prompt if it was provided. This means in the case of Dana as she has been asked to "explain the impact of her story on today’s culture" the second question should be "What are some modern examples of Pandora’s influence?" because this directly addresses the impact on today's culture rather than "What was the effect of Pandora’s box upon Greek culture?" that has a different focus. Besides this, in terms of credibility, sources such as books, encyclopedias or articles that are written by experts and have been reviewed by other experts are more credible than web pages or blogs. According to this, the source Dana should use is an encyclopedia rather than a blog.

the first proposition is to question economic materialism and victorian christianity. the lines are:

“it moves us not.—great god! i'd rather be

a pagan suckled in a creed outworn; ”

wordsworth is stating that nature no longer interests mankind, that the latter is not “moved” by it and explains that ancient western paganism had a more positive attitude concerning nature since it lacked the perv erted judaeo-christian interpretation of having received the world and all its animals and elements from god to use as we , instead of humans actually being not only part of nature but its wardens, meant to appreciate it and protect it.

the next lines are:

“so might i, standing on this pleasant lea,

have glimpses that would make me less forlorn;

have sight of proteus coming from the sea;

or hear old triton blow his wreathed horn.”

wordsworth here make it very clear that by actually looking and contemplating nature, human beings would reconnect with happiness, serenity and purpose. the use of mythological figures is quite evocative as well, proteus is a greek mythological god of the changing sea. he personifies the sea that changes, which symbolizes the way nature changes and inevitably can change to be destructive not only due to natural causes but to human pollution. furthermore, the sea is even more symbolic since all life originated in the sea so it is not only our past but our future since no life form in our planet can survive without water and if all water is destroyed in earth all life will be gone as well.

he then uses triton which is symbolic of the synthesis of both nature and mankind. triton is a mythological greek god that has the upper body of a man and the lower body of a fish (a merman). this human fish duality evokes the fact that humans are not only human but also part of nature, the fish tail representing nature. the main attribute of this god was that he used a conch shell as a horn to calm the roaring seas. in other words, triton uses nature through science for the benefit of human sailors who risk death during tempests. with the use of such metaphor, wordworth is conveying the message that human technology   is supposed to use nature to preserve nature and thereby humanity as well.