Tonya read the following passage in a myth:

odysseus was alone, lost, and close to despair. there was nothing on the horizon. odysseus—the great and experienced warrior, hero of battles, and slayer of terrible monsters—could see nothing but small rolling waves. the vast ocean, in every direction, seemed to go on forever before finally meeting the horizon.

what background information can tonya use to better understand the myth and its cultural context?

Odysseus is a great warrior, a hero, and a killer of monsters; such characteristics were valued.

Explanation:

affirmative action refers to the policies that take gender, race, or ethnicity into account in order to promote equal opportunity.

employers subject to title vii are prohibited from taking race or sex into account in any employment decisions. aa is a penalty for having any job group substantially statistically "underutilized" in any race or either sex. the employer must take steps to eliminate the underutilization, then stop, ending its aa efforts