Statistics since it’ll show corroborative data
Grendel wages war, that is terrorizes Heorot and its inhabitants, because he is a carnivorous, devilish creature that is committed to disturbing the king's peace and prosperity of the realm. The Dragon, on the other hand, wages war simply because a slave stole a cup from the treasure he had guarded for ages. So, his motivation is retribution. Grendel is a subverted human, the descendant of Cain, so he challenges the king and his subjects. The Dragon is something less particular, a kind of irrational force that subverts the order itself. He strikes Beowulf's kingdom. The clash of the two of them will end with both being dead, and the conflict unresolved.
Answer: politics
Explanation:
The underlined key words aren't shown in this situation. Despite some further searches made online regarding the question, I couldn't get the underlined words as well even though I got the excerpt.
Through the online searches, the underlined key terms mostly relates to politics. Therefore, the correct option is A.
Answer:
B). Understanding that Quindlen is the descendant of immigrants helps the reader realize that she supports the idea that some cultures are naturally better than others.
Explanation:
Context plays a vital role in assisting the readers to understand the author's intended idea more clearly and comprehensively. It equips the readers with the necessary historical, political, social, or cultural information regarding the time when the text was written that the readers require to make meaning of the text.
As per the question, the second statement most appropriately elaborates that 'knowing that Quindlen is the descendant of immigrants assists the readers to understand that the author backs the idea of some culture being naturally better than others.' It <u>aids the readers to not only understand the author's perspective and meaning of the excerpt comprehensively but also in analyzing the text</u>. Thus, <u>option B</u> is the correct answer.
