Based on the epics and legends you have studied in this unit and other epics you have read in previous courses why do you think epic narratives were important to ancient cultures

Read the following excerpt from "dark tower" by claude mckay before you choose your answer. "we shall not always plant while others reap the golden increment of bursting fruit, nor always countenance, abject and mute, that lesser men should hold their brothers cheap; not everlastingly while others sleep shall we beguile their limbs with mellow flute, not always bend to some more subtle brute. we were not made eternally to weep. the night, whose sable breast relieves the stark, white stars, is no less lovely being dark; and there are buds that cannot bloom at all in light, but crumple, piteous, and fall. so in the dark we hid the heart that bleeds, and wait, and tend our agonizing needs." in context, the expression "the night, whose sable breast relieves the stark,/ white stars, is no less lovely being dark; " is best interpreted as a. the light of the stars overpowers the black of night b. the black of night overpowers the light of the stars c. black and white contribute equally to the beauty of the night sky d. black and white continuously compete for prominence in the night sky

What is the meaning of the word "caches" as it is used in paragraph 6

10. which event is the inciting incident in "the first seven years"? o miriam tells feld she does not like max. o feld's new assistant steals from him. o feld asks max to take miriam on a date. o sobel is angered by feld's offer to max.