What term might best describe the men that accompanied Cortes?

Who is the speaker in this excerpt from book 13 of homer’s odyssey, and what inference can you make from the tone?

What is “the compromise of 1850? ” *

Locate an article online from a news source that illustrates at least one determinant of supply. write a summary of the article, list the determinant(s) that were discussed in the article, and give a brief explaination of the effect of the determinant(s). you don't need to write the entire thing out, just find a source and tell me what i should include. i'm not the best at some parts of economics, and this is one of the parts i suck at.