Bold Thinking
When you lace a problems that seems impossible to solve. you may
seems impossible to solve, you may need some wisdom or
clear thinking to help solve it. You might need an idea thal culs through
lea hal culs through the confusion. In other
words, you might need bold thinking to cut through that Gordian kool
ent times. A wise man had once foretold that a
Oly new king would be the next man to arrive in a wagon When the peasant Gordius and
rode mo that city in a cart pulled by oxen, Gordius was proclaimed king of the city, and the city
named Gordiurn. The wise ma's prediction had comc truc Gordius then tied the pole ihat con
the oxen's yoke to his wagon using an intricate knot. According to legend, the man who could untie
the complicated loop would rule over Asia
In 333 BCE, Alexander the Great was marching into an area that is now a part of Turkey. He
came to the city called Gordium Alexander the Great studied the knot. Like many men before bin.
e could find no way to untie it. So he took his sword and sliced through it. He solved the problem in
bold and resourceful manner.
So what can you do if you are faced with a Gordian knot? Think about the problem, and then
Eure out a bold way to solve it

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Which tragic element creates pity and fear in the audience? the triumph of the antagonist the spectacle created by the playwright the downfall of the protagonist the inclusion of the chorus

Read the passage from sugar changed the world. but it is in india, where it was used as an offering in religious and magical ceremonies, that we have the first written record of sugar. long before the first pyramids were built in egypt, the ancient sumerians traded with the people of harappa and mohenjo daro, who lived along the indus river. unfortunately, we are still not able to read the writings left behind from those ancient cities. so the first documents telling us about life in that region come from a much later period. these hindu sacred teachings were probably first gathered together sometime between 1500 and 900 b.c., and were carefully memorized. only hundreds of years later were they finally written down. the hindu writings tell us of a religion in which fire was extremely important. people believed that the gods gave fire to human beings. yet fire was also a way for humans to reach the gods. by placing offerings in a special fire, a priest could turn them into smoke and send them on to the gods. five ingredients were selected for this special burning: milk, cheese, butter, honey, and sugar cane. which details would best fit in a summary of this passage? select two options. "in india . . it was used as an offering in religious and magical ceremonies" "the first written record of sugar" "long before the first pyramids were built in egypt" "gods gave fire to human beings" "a priest could turn them into smoke and send them on to the gods"