He saw the townlands and learned the minds of many distant men, and weathered many bitter nights and days in his deep heart at sea, while he fought only to save his life, to bring his shipmates home. but not by will nor valor could he save them, for their own recklessness destroyed them all— children and fools, they killed and feasted on the cattle of lord helios, the sun, and he who moves all day through heaven took from their eyes the dawn of their return. of these adventures, muse, daughter of zeus, tell us in our time, lift the great song again. what can be learned about the ancient greeks from this excerpt? check all that apply. they established the first democratic government. they contributed to art, science, and philosophy. they valued perseverance, bravery, and strength. they believed the gods were active in people’s lives. they emphasized the importance of physical fitness.

Key events - what happens? what do we learn about the character in this event? or how does the event change the character? what is the author’s message in each set of events you have identified? 1.bruno and his family move from berlin to auschwitz due to the move he learns of the camp which leads to another key event. 2.bruno meets shmuel when they meet, they become friends which in turn towards the end leads to their untimely demise.

Match the definition to the word for a better understanding of the paragraph. 1 money does not buy happiness or security. 2john ringling, one of the five brothers of the ringling brothers circus, started out in 1884 with a trained horse and a performing bear. 3for over forty years, he worked hard at the family enterprise, bought up smaller circuses, and imported new acts. 4in the 1920s, he was rated as one of the world's wealthiest men and owned every sizable circus in the country. 5over 5,000 people were on his payroll, and over 240 railroad cars were in his retinue each time the circus moved. 6at the time of his death, however, he was a nervous, unhappy man; he was also bankrupt and beset by lawsuits. 7his carefully built circus empire passed into alien hands. 8all those years of work had turned to dust. 1. business organization alien 2. group beset 3. without funds to pay debts retinue 4. troubled or harassed enterprise 5. strange; belonging to another person, place, country, or thing bankrupt

Read this excerpt from "the bear." he is in his grave, and i have buried myself between four walls. . we are both dead. what is revealed about character in this quote?