Which story event in "Perseus" best shows that the ancient Greeks valued intelligence? King Acrisius casts Danaë and Perseus inside a metal chest into the sea.
Perseus boasts that he will bring back Medusa’s head as a wedding gift.
Hermes gives Perseus his special sword with which to kill Medusa.
Athena gives Perseus a mirror so he does not look directly at Medusa.

Athena gives Perseus a mirror so he does not look directly at Medusa.

Explanation:

In the Greek myth of Perseus, Perseus's mother, Danae was to be wedded to King Polydectes forcefully. The king, desirous of getting rid of his future wife's son, sent him on a quest to get Medusa's head as a wedding gift. Perseus agreed to the request, to prove himself.

And in the attempt to get Medusa's head, Perseus was helped by the gift that the goddess of wisdom and war, Athena gave him. The gift was a highly polished shield to act as a mirror so that Perseus should not have to look Medusa in the eye, for whoever looks in the eye gets turned to stone. This shows how the Greeks valued intelligence and, thus, helped Perseus triumph in his mission.

Thus, the correct answer is the fourth option.

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)

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