Answer:
From the given passage above from The Odyssey - Penelope, the line from the passage that best shows that Penelope is clever is: and so for three years I deceived the Akhaians. What makes Penelope very clever is that, her suitors agreed with her condition which is she needs to weave the great loom. But never did they know that every night by torchlight, she is unweaving it and she'll weave it again the next day. And this went on for three years.
Explanation:
1. He searched doggedly for his favorite socks. - with great determination
2. The tornado precluded our trip to the zoo. - made impossible
3. I am sick of the reprimands I get from my driver’s ed instructor! - scoldings
4. quarry - D. prey, target
5. retribution - A. punishment, revenge
6. balmy - E. temperate, soothing
7. coveted - C. desirable, longed for
8. cryptic - B. puzzling, obscure
Hello. You forgot to put the part of the speech that the question is referring to. The speech part is:
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Answer:
"this in many ways may hold the key to our future on recognizing the head start obtained by the soviets with their large rocket engines, we nevert own."
Explanation:
The above sentence reinforces the argument of the author of the speech, on why the government should invest in the space race. This is because the phrase shows that the author believes that it is in the space race that this is the key to success in the battle against the Soviet Union. For the author, the investment in the space race would give strength to the USA and establish its power as a potential to be followed and admired.
Answer:
•There are plenty of giraffes and wild asses on the islands.
•The wild boars on the island are as big as buffaloes, with 14 lb tusks.
•The gryphon birds are monstrous in size
Explanation:
To the writer, the island was amazing due to the sheer amount of wildlife it has, the diversity of said wildlife as well as the characteristics they had.
The writer found the fact that there were so many giraffes and wild asses on the island to be amazing and the size of the wild boars also awed them as well. The gryphon birds being monstrous is size was another amazing thing.
