Which statement best paraphrases evidence to support the conclusion that gilgamesh is courageous? humbaba’s face is so terrifyingly hideous that it must have taken great courage for the men to even look at him in the first place. encouraged by enkidu’s bravery, gilgamesh pretends to be brave and follows enkidu’s lead in attacking humbaba. enkidu, gilgamesh’s closest friend, reminds him that he must be courageous so they can defeat humbaba together. despite his momentary horror at seeing humbaba’s dreadful face, gilgamesh overcomes his fear with encouragement from his companion.

Has anyone taken the voices of modernism (1920s to 1940s) unit test? ? i really need read the following sentence. the cars passing by are filled with commuters. identify the present participle in the sentence. a. by b. are c. passing d. filled

The major was a little man with upturned mustaches. he had been in the war in libya and wore two wound-stripes. he said that if the thing went well he would see that i was decorated. i said i hoped it would go well but that he was too kind. i asked him if there was a big dugout where the drivers could stay and he sent a soldier to show me. i went with him and found the dugout, which was very good. the drivers were with it and i left them there. what effect does hemingway’s limited use of adjectives have? it slows down the narration by interrupting the action. it makes the few descriptive words he does use more vivid and forceful. it makes the narrator seem powerless and insincere. it prevents the readers from filling in the details with their own experiences.

In  the earth is precious, chief seattle says that man did not “weave the web of life, he is merely a strand in it.” what attitude is he implicitly criticizing by saying this?