Answer:
How do you respond to the query, "Is cheating ever acceptable? Whether you are the cheater or the one being cheated on may depend. possibly by your own moral compass as well. Some people see cheating as a clear-cut problem, while others see it as having many different shades of gray. These contrasting frames of view can seriously harm any relationship.
It is both ethically and morally debatable whether cheating is ever acceptable. Most people would say "no," it is never okay. How does that account for the ongoing occurrence, then? Is it only erratic impulse control? In many instances, it most certainly is. In other cases, though, people will argue that there are legitimate reasons to go outside the parameters of their relationship. However, are these justifications actually real?.
Answer:
A. It shows that Cassius thinks that Brutus is too optimistic.
Explanation:
Shakespeare's use of triumph instead of victory in the excerpt in the passage affects its meaning because it shows that Cassius thinks Brutus is too optimistic, that is, Brutus expect they would win the war.
Cassius is trying to ask Brutus if he could face the humiliation of losing the battle and be led through the street of Time as trophy.
This means that there are two consequences of fighting a war, either to lose or to win.
Loosing means to be paraded as trophy and winning means to parade the losers as trophy.
It is a compound sentence, because this sentence consists of two independent clauses ('the lamp fell over' and '(the lamp) scared the cat"). Simple sentence would have only one independent clause.
