Read the excerpt from part 3 of the odyssey by homer. they scrambled to their places by the rowlocks and all in line dipped oars in the gray sea. but soon an offshore breeze blew to our liking— a canvas-bellying breeze, a lusty shipmate sent by the singing nymph with sunbright hair. so we made fast the braces, and we rested, letting the wind and steersman work the ship. based on the excerpt, readers can conclude that odysseus (the speaker) keeps detailed records of the changing weather. credits the singing nymph for the favorable wind. enjoys the company of the new man aboard his ship. follows the orders issued by the ship’s steersman.

The answer is B: credits the singing nymph for the favorable wind.

After Odysseus leaves Circe, and having been favored with her advice for his journeys ahead, we encounter the scene that this excerpt treats, and we see that Odysseus feels blessed by the nymph “with sunbright hair” in the fact that the wind seems to be favoring him and allowing him to sail at ease. Odysseus gives credit to the nymph for this good fortune.

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the correct answer is b. in order to explain a point clearly in an essay, it is always better to include a clear example of your ideas. including an scenario in which a family is affected by consumerism will support your argument as well as supporting details, such as quotations from experts and statistics. option a could be correct, but statistics and quotations are supporting ideas rather than clear explanations. choices c and d are simply inadequate. they do not add information about the effects of consumerism, rather they are strategies for engaging the reader