Elizabeth receives the writing prompt below. write an informative essay about the greek hero, theseus. summarize his victory over the minotaur, and identify his heroic characteristics. elizabeth’s first research question is “how did theseus overcome the minotaur? ” what should her second research question be, and what would be the most credible source for research? elizabeth should ask, “which traits show theseus’s heroism? ” using a newspaper article published in 1990 for research. elizabeth should ask, “which traits show theseus’s heroism? ” using a current article from a scholarly website for research. elizabeth should ask, “how does theseus’s heroism impact modern life? ” using a newspaper article published in 1990 for research. elizabeth should ask, “how does theseus’s heroism impact modern life? ” using a current article from a scholarly website for research.

At first i was afraid to approach him—then the fear left me. he was sitting looking out over the city—he was dressed in the clothes of the gods. his age was neither young nor old—i could not tell his age. but there was wisdom in his face and great sadness. you could see that he would have not run away. he had sat at his window, watching his city die—then he himself had died. but it is better to lose one's life than one's spirit—and you could see from the face that his spirit had not been lost. i knew, that, if i touched him, he would fall into dust—and yet, there was something unconquered in the face. how does the conflict at the beginning of the paragraph move the plot forward? the narrator realizes that he is scared of the gods. the narrator realizes that he distrusts the spirits the narrator realizes that the god was a man. the narrator realizes that he is powerful like the gods.