Read the passage from "Arachne and Athena" Part 1. The goddess nodded and turned to Arachne. "What in the world could you teach me? Do you really think that your weaving is better than mine?” Arachne’s face grew red. However, she refused to be ashamed of the words she had said. So, she tipped her nose into the air. "Yes, I do,” she said. What does Arachne want in the passage? to be thought of as a better weaver than Athena to be challenged to a contest by Athena to be respected for her weaving by her mother to be respected by her mother for being brave

Read this excerpt from loom and spindle. one of the first strikes of cotton-factory operatives that ever took place in this country was that in lowell, in october, 1836. when it was announced that the wages were to be cut down, great indignation was felt, and it was decided to strike, en masse. this was done. the mills were shut down, and the girls went in procession from their several corporations to the "grove" on chapel hill, and listened to "incendiary" speeches from early labor reformers. what can be inferred about the time period of the excerpt? check all that apply. a. factory workers felt frustrated by the lowering of their wages. b. workers were willing to show their displeasure through strikes. c. early efforts at strikes became chaotic and violent. d. the lowell girls were forbidden to voice objections. e. the lowell strike was followed by other labor strikes.