Six benches were left empty in every ship that evening when we pulled away from death.
And this new grief we bore with us to sea:
our precious lives we had, but not our friends.

–The Odyssey,
Homer

Which is the most effective paraphrase of the passage?

Six men from every ship were killed, leaving six empty benches.
We escaped with our lives, but many of our friends did not, which made us very sad.
There was no point grieving for our lost friends, so we pulled away from shore.
We had the additional burden of our grief when we sailed away.

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Apex english 4 semester 1 read the following story summary. when she was a child, sara hated her piano instructor, mr. singh. she felt she had already mastered the piano, but mr. singh constantly criticized her playing in a blunt and hurtful way. after sara grew up, she realized that mr. singh's strictness was responsible for the only edge she had over other pianists her age and the only reason she was able to succeed in music later in life. she learned to appreciate his tough love. what does the story most clearly suggest about the author's perspective? a.that a person should put his or her talents to good use b.that pursuing one's dream is paramount in life c.that the world is harsh and only the strong survive d.that adults have children's best interests in mind