Jacob receives the writing prompt below.
write an informative essay about an event in greek mythology. summarize the plot, and explain how the myth has influenced modern culture.
he decides to write about an event involving odysseus. which are effective research questions to best develop his topic?
where was odysseus born? what are the names of his parents? where did he travel on his journey?
what is the name of odysseus’s biggest battle? what is his most important quality?
what happened in odysseus’s attempt to capture troy? what impact has this had upon modern life?
who was odysseus? why is he important? how has he influenced today’s society?

D, "Who was Odysseus? Why is he important? How has he influenced today’s society?"

Explanation:

This answer focuses on more general ideas, and how the myth influences today's world.

to kill a mockingbird basically is about a lawyer who goes against everything in a racist society like at the time of this novel, to defend a black man accused of sexual abuse. in the bible there are cases like that of joseph, who was accused by the woman of potifar, for a crime similar to that of tim robbinson, of that novel (genesis 39: 1-20). at this point we see that god also provides the escape to joseph, who was accused unjustly, but in his time, and through his attitude, his faith was not shaken, and god provided the solution. the perspective of god also written in the bible and not pay evil with evil. (ephesians 4: 32, 1 thessalonians 5: 15, 1 peter 3: 9). atticus, the lawyer, demonstrated during this lee novel, empathy, love of neighbor, understood the situation of this accused man. he went against everything in that society, and stood in favor of that man, for the injustice committed. this shows the empathy, the love taught by christ, in some passages that speak of love and justice in the sermon of the beatitudes (especially verses 6 and 7 of matthew 5).

educational segregation in the us prior to brown.

the members of the u.s. supreme court that on may 17, 1954, ruled unanimously that racial segregation in public schools is unconstitutional.

judgment and order of the supreme court for the case.

u.s. circuit judges robert a. katzmann, damon j.

the u.s. supreme court's decision in brown v. board of education marked a turning point in the history of race relations in the united states. on may 17, 1954, the court stripped away constitutional sanctions for segregation by race, and made equal opportunity in education the law of the land.