Which is the BEST definition for the word calamity as it is used in this paragraph from the passage?
A) blessings
B) hilarious moments
C) bonuses or rewards
D) hardships or difficulties

Read this excerpt from "hope, despair and memory" and answer the question. and yet it is surely human to forget, even to want to forget. the ancients saw it as a divine gift. indeed if memory us to survive, forgetting allows us to go on living. how could we go on with our daily lives, if we remained constantly aware of the dangers and ghosts surrounding us? the talmud tells us that without the ability to forget, man would soon cease to learn. without the ability to forget, man would live in a permanent, paralyzing fear of death. only god and god alone can and must remember everything. which of the following is true about the above excerpt? ethos is used in reference to “dangers and ghosts.” logos is used in saying all men forget and want to forget, because the talmud also praised forgetting. ethos is used in referring to the ancients, the talmud, and god. pathos is used without loaded language.

Touch ethic is determined by a values b. culture c. education d. employment

How does the literature of this period influence future generations of american literature? where have you seen traces of these themes and how were they presented in the other literature you read?