Refer to explorations in literature for a complete version of this story. in "this is what it means to say phoenix, arizona," how does author sherman alexie use the character of thomas to convey one of the story's themes? a. the stories that thomas tells and his desire to be listened to allow alexie to show that telling and listening to stories is an important way people shape and understand their lives. b. by showing that thomas does not have a job or a family, alexie demonstrates that people who spend their time wrapped up in stories are likely to be unprepared for the struggles of real life. c. by depicting thomas as less intelligent than victor, alexie shows that even the best storytellers do not always understand the full meaning of the tales they tell. d. the mistreatment that thomas endures on the reservation lets alexie suggest that storytelling is a dangerous practice that should be avoided when possible.

a is the correct answer

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)

a-he encouraged islamic schools to introduce greek texts.

d-he invited greek scholars to teach their texts to the locals.

explanation:

the transmission of the greek classics to latin western europe during the middle ages was a key factor in the development of intellectual life in western europe.[1] interest in greek texts and their availability was scarce in the latin west during the earlier middle ages, but as traffic to the east increased so did western scholarship.

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