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.
The excerpt from "An Irish Airman Foresees His Death" reveals an acceptance of death, while the main idea in the excerpt from "Do not go gentle into the good night" is to fight death at all costs.
Answer with Explanation:
After the Trojan War, Odysseus planned to go back home. Together with him was his second-in-command, Eurylochus (a cowardly man) Upon their return, they stopped over a mythological island called "Aeaea." This was the home of an enchantress named "Circe." So, instead of greeting Circe, Eurylochos stayed away and knew her treachery. He told Odysseus that the crew were turned into pigs, so Odysseus went to rescue his men. This started a fight between Eurylochos and Odysseus after he successfully saved his men from Circe. This ended in reconciliation and Circe telling Odysseus to seek advice from Tiresias<em> (a blind prophet of Apollo). </em>
The prophet told Odysseus that they shouldn't touch the "Cattle of Helios" or the "Oxen of the Sun." However, the crew were already hungry. Thus, Eurylochus convinced them to eat the cattle while Odysseus was asleep. He told the crew how better it would be to be killed by the gods rather than by hunger and thus, they believed him. They killed the cattle and ate them. Because of this, Zeus became very angry and destroyed their ship.
Everyone was killed except Odysseus <u>(the only survivor</u>).
The details of the length of the day add a sence of timeliness and limitations. When story's exist outside of time they are just random excerpts but once it has time it can begin to have a sence of actuality. Once it is grounded in time it gives more meaning to what's going on because everything has to be kept on a schedule so everything that happens is important. Daylight came at nine o'clock. At midday the sky to the south warmed to rose-colour, and marked where the bulge of the earth intervened between the meridian sun and the northern world. But the rose-colour swiftly faded. The grey light of day that remained lasted until three o'clock. This shows how very short the day is and how very important everything that you can squeeze in is. it shows their limitation so everything that gets done is more impressive.
The universal theme that is not applicable in the novel is it's essential to choose fantasy over reality
.
Answer: C
Explanation
The novel is a story that illustrates on poverty that the writer went through while she was growing.
The book, therefore, focuses on the author, her parents as well as siblings on the poverty life experience.
Her father was a drunkard, and it was her mother who had to work hard and bring food for them.
Ultimately the themes mentioned are through except the one chosen as the answer.
When reading the novel, Fancies abandoned all her fantasy and worked hard to ensure her family had food and shelter.
