Read the passage from “the beginnings of the maasai.” neiterkob was confused at first. it was one thing for an eruption to send cows flying up into the sky, but it was another problem entirely to get them down to earth again. the wise god knew how to solve the problem. enkai grew a giant fig tree out on the plains. the tree grew rapidly, and its branches grew so high that they reached up into the heavens. one by one, enkai sent the cattle walking down branches of the fig tree, all the way down to the roots at the ground. my father and our people accepted the cattle and began to herd them with the sticks that enkai had given us. now, the rest of the tribe calls my father the “beginner of the earth” because he mediates between enkai and our tribe, just as he did when the cattle returned from the sky. what does the passage explain?

Read the excerpt below and answer the question. she was a small woman, short and straight-waisted like a child in her brown cotton gown. her forehead was mild and benevolent between the smooth curves of gray hair; there were meek downward lines about her nose and mouth; but her eyes, fixed upon the old man, looked as if the meekness had been the result of her own will, never of the will of another. in at least one hundred words, explain how this excerpt uses explicit and implicit details to describe sarah penn.

Analyzing relationships how was the scientist work similar to the work of the keene high school students you read about in this section

Read the excerpt from henry wadsworth longfellow’s translation of an excerpt from dante’s inferno and answer the question. but inasmuch as never from this depth did any one return, if i hear true, without the fear of infamy i answer . . “the love song of j. alfred prufrock” begins with an excerpt from dante’s inferno. which two statements express how this source material contributes to the mood of the poem? click here to read the poem. the inferno excerpt introduces a mood of horror that eliot elaborates throughout the poem. the inferno excerpt introduces a mood of enthusiasm that eliot argues against throughout the poem. the inferno excerpt introduces a mood of boldness that eliot continues throughout the poem. the inferno excerpt introduces a mood of shame that eliot explores throughout the poem. the inferno excerpt introduces a mood of enlightenment that eliot mocks throughout the poem. next question ask for