Answer:
He is legendary for his heroic friendship and loyalty.
Explanation:
A person is considered a legend if he is well-known or recognised or famous for a particular ideal.
Damon's character is legendary for his self-sacrificing loyalty and friendship to his longtime closest friend Pythias even to the point of death. He stood as surety and exchanged places with his friend who was convicted and sentenced for a crime against the ruler of their city - Dionysius.
Damon agreed to replace Pythias in prison, whilst his friend goes to put his house in order. His legendary qualities were brought for the fore when he agreed to be put to death should his friend fail to return within a specified time.
2) Damon's ordinariness and humanity was exhibited when he broke down in tears on Pythias return just on the nick of time as he was about to be executed.
The correct answer is “The authors include details about the changes in diets over time to inform readers about how sugar has transformed what we eat.” Although there is a hidden subtext that indicates that modern diets are indeed unhealthy because of the excessive intake of sugar, the author’s main concern is to illustrate above all the economic importance of sugar and how it affects other unrelated issues. It also provides hints as to what such importance means for nutrition, social justice and economic justice. The author does that by enumerating the historical facts about the indirect and direct effects of sugar on the lives of people (poor factory workers, slaves), the effect on the economy (the wealth they gained, the trade connections they made, and the banking systems they developed in the slave and sugar trade), the effect on culinary practices (jams, cakes, syrups, and tea) and finally its effects on human health (Americans eat an average of 140 pounds every year).
This is taken from “The Minister’s Black Veil” written by Nathaniel Hawthorne. The minister in this short story is Mr. Hooper, who covers half of his face with a black veil, which gets the community to gossip about him. On his deathbed Reverend Clark lets him keep the veil on his face because he thinks he hides his face because he has committed a crime.
Reverend Clark’s reaction to Father Hooper’s keeping the veil from being removed supports the theme of:
Answer: A. forgiveness
