Jacob receives the writing prompt below.
write an informative essay about an event in greek mythology. summarize the plot, and explain how the myth has influenced modern culture.
he decides to write about an event involving odysseus. which are effective research questions to best develop his topic?
a. where was odysseus born? what are the names of his parents? where did he travel on his journey?
b. what is the name of odysseus’s biggest battle? what is his most important quality?
c. what happened in odysseus’s attempt to capture troy? what impact has this had upon modern life?
d. who was odysseus? why is he important? how has he influenced today’s society?

C. What happened in Odysseus’ attempt to capture Troy? What impact has this had upon modern life?

Explanation:

Jacob was instructed to pick an event in Greek mythology, analyze its plot, and explain what sort of influence it has in modern life.

Option C fulfills all of these aspects, as the invasion of Troy is included as an event in Greek mythology and the answer asks directly about the event's plot - instead of requesting Odysseus' background. Moreover, the second question asks about the event's influence on modern life, which is also part of the assignment.

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answer: now it would take me a lifetime to do this problem for you but what i can do is guide you, first you will need to create your own sketch of the following items they have selected.

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)