We are each shaped by the people who gave us life. everything we are and all that we do can be traced back, in one way or another, to early influences: parents, family, a home or the lack of a home. in my case, four figures from my childhood to make me who i am, each giving me a gift that is unique: my father, my mother, my grandmother, and my grandfather. to understand me, you have to know them.

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Read the point that is being made and the illustration that follows it. point: gilgamesh is a courageous leader. illustration: enkidu is frightened of humbaba and wants to turn back, but he tells gilgamesh, "you go into the dreadful forest, you kill humbaba and win the fame.” which explanation best connects this illustration to the point being made? enkidu also tells gilgamesh that he “will return now to great-walled uruk” and that all men will know he has been a coward. although enkidu fears for his own life, he is thoughtless and does not necessarily fear for the lives of others. enkidu is deeply fearful of humbaba, and he strongly believes that gilgamesh has the courage and ability to defeat humbaba alone. this proves that enkidu does not believe that anyone can defeat humbaba, even if he thinks gilgamesh should at least try.

The following question asks about one or more selections from your literature textbook. you may use your textbook to answer this question. both “lob’s girl” and “jeremiah’s song” contain flashbacks. in a paragraph, explain what this plot technique adds to the stories. support your answer with one detail from each story.

After reading the short story "the most dangerous game" by richard connell,write an article on the main character of the story by relating the main events through his eyes. cite specific quotations from the story in the intreview