The odyssey: central ideas and character motivation, part 2

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read the excerpt from the odyssey.

what two things are being compared in this epic simile?

then,

abel

his chores being all dispatched, he caught

another brace of men to make his breakfast,

and whisked away his great door slab

to let his sheep go through--but he, behind,

reset the stone as one would cap a quiver.

the door slab to the cyclops' sheep

the stone to a quiver

a brace of men to breakfast

the cyclops' chores to the men

1) the answer is b

senators serve a six-year term; representatives serve a two-year term, making them more responsive to (and responsible for) voter confidence.

2) the answer is d

to serve as president, one must:   -be a natural-born u.s. citizen of the united states;   be at least thirty-five years old;   be a resident in the united states for at least fourteen years.

3) the answer is a

ella,because it is constitutionally eligible

4) the answer is c: the u.s president

d) in the state of iowa

answer: a tolerated diverse population

explanation: the city of baghdad formed to vast semi- circles on the right and left banks of the tigris twelve miles in a diameter.

the steam engine.

the locomotive.

the telephone.

the telegraph.

the internal combustion engine.

the rifle.

ironclad ships.

electricity/light bulb.