Of all that breathes and crawls across the earth, our mother earth breeds nothing feebler than a man.
So long as the gods grant him power, spring in his knees,
he thinks he will never suffer affliction down the years.
But then, when the happy gods bring on the long hard
times,
bear them he must, against his will, and steel his heart.
Which message from the passage is outside the cultural context of the
author?
A. People must rely on inner strength to overcome adversity.
B. Many different kinds of gods govern the universe.
C. Humans are the lowliest of all earthly creatures.
D. Strength comes from an external source

The correct answer is A. People must rely on inner strength to overcome adversity.

Explanation:

This passage refers to both the weakness and the strength of humans. Indeed, in this passage, the author explains humans often believe they are quite powerful and they would never suffer "he thinks he will never suffer affliction down the years". However, once this happens they need to rely on themselves to face and overcome adversity. This idea is explained in "bear them he must, against his will, and steel his heart". Moreover, this idea is outside a cultural context because this is universal as in most cultures it is known hard or difficult times require people to be courageous and face difficulties using inner strength.

the sentence that best describes the tone of the passage from the radio broadcast compared to the passage from the book is b. the radio broadcast has a more surprised tone.

consider the text evidence: in the passage from the book, the description is more matter-of-fact. it is simply describing the things resembling little grey snakes, but there is no urgency in the description. on the other hand, in the passage from the radio broadcast, there is definetely urgency (you can tell from the expression used, "good heavens", which clearly indicates surprise.)

she needs to add a conclusion summing up the entire essay along with an ending sentence to complete it all nicely.