The development of Odysseus' character is an important theme in The Odyssey. Already we have seen Odysseus change from the helpless victim on Calypso's island to a man who uses his charm to attain his goals upon meeting Nausicaa. Discuss this transformation and its importance to the poem.

Study the graph and then complete the analysis of the data by filling in the missing information.

Which of the following sets of words are true rhymes? height and weightink and pinkcat and hatlove and love

Read the following excerpt from life on the mississippi by mark twain. no girl could withstand his charms. he "cut out" every boy in the village. when his boat blew up at last, it diffused a tranquil contentment among us such as we had not known for months. but when he came home the next week, alive, renowned, and appeared in church all battered up and bandaged, a shining hero, stared at and wondered over by everybody, it seemed to us that the partiality of providence for an undeserving reptile had reached a point where it was open to criticism. how does twain's use of understatement serve his purpose? be sure to use specific details from the text to support your answer.