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Answer:
I don´t know if im completely correct im only in middle school but i think Reading is how we discover new things and how we develop a positive self-image. The ability to read is a vital skill in being able to function in today's society. Reading is important because it helps to expand the mind and develops the imagination.
Explanation:
The metaphor in this sentence likens the exchange of ideas (and specifically the arrival of new, radical ideas) as a battle.
The "radical thought" coming from the northeast is defended, not by believers or by thinkers, but by "shots" from newspapers and is "reinforced by regiments." This metaphor makes the arrival of new ideas a dangerous, violent -- possibly even bloody -- situation.
As Odysseus was leaving the island of the Cyclops behind, he mocked and talked down on Polyphemus and accused him of being impious. Polyphemus exclaimed that he was the son of Poseidon, yet Odysseus did not believe him.
