Answer: C
Explanation:Hope this helps
Answer:
The statement which is the best evaluation of this paragraph is:
a. The paragraph is sound but needs more supporting evidence to be complete
Explanation:
- The option a is correct as in this paragraph the writer has told us that the parents must choose how to play their roles in the development of interests of their children. The paragraph is written well but lacks complete supporting evidence. It should include some examples to make it a comprehensive one.
- The option b is not correct as the paragraph has a topic sentence.
- The option c is also not correct as the paragraph is focused and has clarity as it is about the role of parents in the interest development of their children.
- The option d is incorrect as the first sentence is not disconnected from the whole discussion rather it is relevant to the whole idea of the paragraph.
The first option is the answer: <em>Titinius feels guilty that Cassius is dead, and decides he must kill himself.</em>
How I built the conclusion:
Firstly, the act starts with a conversation between Messala and Titinius. Then, Messala EXITS, so a monologue by Titinius starts (Since he's the only one in the scene, there's no need to identify the speaker, as there was previously when Messala was also present).
Since he's alone, and speaking with a sorrow tone when he starts to 'talk' to Cassius, it can be assumed that Cassius is dead. And apparently, Brutus had previously instructed Titinius to give a garland (the <em>wreath of victory</em>) to Cassius. (The notice of Cassius death is probably the report that would <em>thrust Brutus' ears</em>, and what Messala left to tell him, in the first place). Finally, he decides he will still accomplish his mission (<em>Brutus' bidding</em>) by also dying (as giving Cassius his garland in the afterlife).
So with the <em>gods' leave</em> (in this context, permission), he meets his <em>Roman's part</em> (separation from Rome - material world). And he finally conclude the deed by 'inviting' <em>Cassius' sword </em>to find <em>Titinius' heart </em>(his own heart - thrusts a sword into his chest).
The author is trying to convey that in recent years, the
extinction rate for many animal species has significantly increased. He began
his point in the first sentence of the excerpt: “Species are disappearing at an
accelerating rate through human action, primarily habitat destruction but also
pollution and the introduction of exotic species into residual natural
environments.” Then, he further emphasizes his point in the sentence: “As the
last forests are felled in forest strongholds like the Philippines and Ecuador,
the decline of species will accelerate even more.” Which is immediately followed
by another sentence that supports his argument: “In the world as a whole,
extinction rates are already hundreds or thousands of times higher than before
the coming of man.
I have found the lines and the options for this question from another source. Allow me to paste them here.
LINES:
1. Cut is the branch that might have grown full straight, And burned is Apollo's laurel bough, That sometime grew within this learned man.
2. Swoll'n with cunning of a self-conceit, His waxen wings did mount above his reach, And melting heavens conspired his overthrow.
3. Her lips suck forth my soul: see, where it flies!-- Come, Helen, come, give me my soul again. Here will I dwell, for heaven is in these lips, And all is dross that is not Helena. I will be Paris, and for love of thee,
OPTIONS:
A. Icarus and Daedalus (characters in Greek mythology who invented a way to fly)
B. The Trojan War
C. A symbol of fame and reward, belonging to the god of divination
LINE #1:
This line alludes to (C) a symbol of fame and reward, belonging to the god of divination.
Apollo, the god of divination, wears a laurel crown. This laurel is bestowed to those who were victorious or those who demonstrated honor. In ancient Greece, the laurel was also awarded to victors in athletic and poetic competitions. "Laurel" was explicitly mentioned in this line.
LINE #2
This second line refers to (A) Icarus and Daedalus, who were characters in Greek mythology who invented a way to fly.
"Waxen wings" alludes to the tragic tale of Icarus and Daedalus, where Daedalus tried to build wings made of wax for himself and his son, Icarus, to escape the island Crete. Unfortunately, Icarus flew too close to the sun that the wax melted and he descended to the sea where he met his death.
LINE #3
This line mentions Helen and Paris which were key figures of (B) the Trojan War.
The infamous abduction of Helen by Paris directly resulted into the decade-long Trojan War. Helen, who was then married to King Menelaus of Sparta, was influenced by Aphrodite to come with Paris to Troy. This greatly angered King Menelaus, who enlisted the help of the Greek army to get her back.
