"there, on a sunny peninsula in southern europe, surrounded by the clear blue waters of the mediterranean sea, ideas and principles were forged that still shape our modern world." which of the following details supports the main idea? a. greek ideas of our citizenship and democracy remain some of our most cherished values. b. in this world , a city of white marble, dedicated to wisdom, shines like a beacon by the sea. c. in their stories, the greeks explained what they thought made a person a hero, a true friend, or a fool. d. the greeks believed that the gods and goddesses caused everything that happened in their world.

Which sentence in this excerpt from leo tolstoy’s the death of ivan ilyich suggests that ivan ilyich felt his family and friends didn’t understand him and neglected him?

The harlem renaissance dawned in an era of pervasive racism and segregation. although legally "free," many african americans were still bound by ideas that had their roots in the slavery of earlier centuries. identity and freedom are important ideas presented in many of the poems from the harlem renaissance. furthermore, the values of identity and freedom are not unique to particular times and places. as hughes expresses in "dream variations," all humans want to be able to develop their identities in freedom. what role does freedom play in the poems you read in this unit? what is required of a society to enable each individual to be true to his or her identity and be free to live by that identity? write about at least three of the poems, describing how the poet uses imagery to depict freedom and identity, the lack of it, or the desire for it.

Today’s readers have more scientific knowledge than readers of previous eras what effect does that have on their reading of science fiction stories