In the beginning there was absolutely nothing, and what existed was covered by death and hunger. he thought, “let me have a self,” and he created the mind. as he moved about . . water was generated. froth formed on the water . . [which] solidified to become earth. . after resting, he divided himself in three parts [fire, sun, and air]. . he caused his self to split into two matching parts . . and from them arose husband and wife. . and from their union arose the human beings of the earth. . she changed to a cow . . he changed to a bull . . and from their union cows arose. —the principal upanishads based on the explanation of one of the elements, explain what some values of this culture might be.

This thinning would materially change the sound of the drum, evidence that although it might continue to be used for its original purpose of music-making or calling people to arms, it would now do so with a different voice. a musical instrument had become a trophy, and the new carvings were in fact branding, a statement of the north’s political dominance over central africa and of allegiance to islam.the drum had come to khartoum at a critical moment in sudanese history. in an audio version, stressing the word "branding" would do what for the listener? emphasize the word's importance and the idea that followsadd emphasis to the following sentencesignal that something important has just been repeatedadd emphasis to the preceding sentence

One conclusion that a reader might draw from the excerpt from "there's a man in the habit of hitting me on the head with an umbrella" is that the man with the umbrella is persistent in his mission. provide two details from the text to support this conclusion.

Compare and contrast the transformation of arachne with that of pallas and explain how this transformation reveals a theme in the story. use evidence from the story to support your answer.