"Cease to be", is referring to the loss of consciousness and being that would come with death, whereas "die" is only body deep. So "cease to be" means the same as "die", but covers the mental and subconscious levels of being, as well as the physical.
It could also be seen as a shortening of the phrase "cease to be <em>alive</em>", if you wanted it to
Its like when they say i woke up and i was sweating
Answer:
Part A: C - Comunism has many weaknesses that are also prestnt in democracy.
Part B: D - "Freedom has many difficulties and democracy is not perfect. But we have never had to put a wall up to keep our people in..."
Explanation:
A. <span>King Alcinous was likely thankful that Odysseus defeated the cyclops.</span>
Maybe being scared of things he never knew before ?