Literary Focus: Epic Hero The question below refers to the selection "from Beowulf."

If you wanted to support the idea that Beowulf is an epic hero, you might best note that he —

a.

displays intense pride in his country

b.

becomes more humble over time

c.

loves nature and abhors civilization

d.

embodies the ideal of Anglo-Saxon society

Please select the best answer from the choices provided

A

B

C

D

Read this excerpt from "the light of gandhi's lamp" by hilary kromberg inglis, in which she describes driving to the police station where her sister is being detained. to avoid looking at the blackened windows at the top of the building and thinking about the history of who had died or been tortured there, i always looked instead at the little chinese restaurant on the opposite side of the road. how does this passage affect the text? it conveys, with great subtlety, the conflict she felt over having a sister who would break the law and end up in the custody of the police. it conveys, without any implied moral judgment, that those who fought against apartheid considered themselves to be soldiers in a just war. it conveys, with an extended metaphor, the idea that being detained by the police in this society was regarded as a badge of honor. it conveys, with direct language, the view held by many anti-apartheid activists that the police often acted in brutal and unlawful ways.

I’m robert frost poem “mending wall”, what does the narrator have on his side of the wall? a. a pine forest b. a cow farm c. an apple orchard d. a rabbit nursery

The knights of the round table were bound by the code of chivalry that called for loyalty to king, god, and lady.  in which set of lines from  sir gawain and the green knight  does sir gawain describe upholding this code?