Select the correct text in the passage. Read this advertisement for a presentation on the ancient Egyptians.
Which sentence best expresses the central idea of the passage?
adapted from In Their Own Words: The Ancient Egyptians
For many, Egypt inspires thoughts of pyramids, tombs, and temples, grandiose displays of elite power. Egyptian civilization may seem too
distant to relate to modern circumstances, but universal themes of love and strife found in Egyptian writings show a world not dissimilar from
our own. How can I go on when my world has been turned upside down? Should I disobey my parents? What profession should I choose?
These questions are as relevant today as they were thousands of years ago. This presentation explores these familiar struggles as documented
in Egyptian literature, including love songs, legal documents, and the first recorded labor strike.

Certain predictable elements of beowulf, such as the superhuman hero and the quest to defeat evil, are common to the form. a. story b. plot c. epic d. novel

Imagination. experience. determination. trustworthiness.

Read this excerpt from rudolfo anaya’s essay “take the tortillas out of your poetry.”tortillas and poetry. they go hand in hand. books nourish the spirit, bread nourishes our bodies. our distinct cultures nourish each one of us, and as we know more and more about the art and literature of the different cultures, we become freer and freer. . i don’t know anyone who doesn’t like to sample different ethnic foods, the breads of many many groups; just as many of us enjoy sampling books from different areas of the world. i travel to foreign countries, and i know more about myself as i learn more about my fellow human beings. censorship imposes itself in my path of knowledge, and that activity can be justified by no one. which of these changes would make this excerpt more argumentative? using words that affect the audience’s sense of trustusing less repetition of certain words and phrasesincluding words that address logic and reasonincluding words that are charged with emotion