In Greek mythology, Midas is a king obsessed with wealth. He asks the gods for the ability to turn anything he touches to gold. The gods grant his wish, and Midas soon realizes this gift is actually a curse. Chesterton uses the story of Midas as an analogy for chasing materialistic success. Much as the authors worship material wealth and pursue it as if it were attainable, Midas learns that his new ability doesn’t help him succeed because it prevents him from performing necessary tasks such as eating. Chesterton reminds readers of the obvious moral of Midas's story and shows that authors who write about success often misinterpret Midas's story—sometimes by using phrases such as "the Midas touch" in a positive light.
Chesterton emphasizes that King Midas is an example of foolishness and failure. He implies that, for the same reason, writers who encourage people to chase material success share Midas's foolishness:
We all know of such men. We are ever meeting or reading about such persons who turn everything they touch into gold. Success dogs their very footsteps. Their life's pathway leads unerringly upwards. They cannot fail.
Unfortunately, however, Midas could fail; he did. His path did not lead unerringly upward. He starved because whenever he touched a biscuit or a ham sandwich it turned to gold. That was the whole point of the story . . .
<span>The given poem above is entitled “Do Not Go Gentle into that Good Night” by Dylan Thomas. In general, this poem wants to convey that it is not great for an interesting man to just die quietly due to old age, but rather, the writer wants the reader to realize that death should be fought and not just being helpless towards death. In the first stanza, </span>burn and rave at the close of day suggests that they should fight it with vigor and intensity. The words <span> “burn” and “rave” suggest an uncontrolled, irrational response to imminent death, the incoherent expenditure of useless energy directed at a hopeless goal. Hope this answer helps.</span>
The answer in which Paine used the phrases "precariousness of human affairs," "while we have it in our power," and "time and chance" is B.
to evoke in colonists the need for urgency in their quest for independence. This is to represent their want for freedom against the colonizers in that time.
Answer:
A crime.
Explanation:
Yes, graffiti is in some ways creative and some graffiti works are great, but it is illegal to mark property that isn't in your possession.
