The passage explain regarding "a people’s culture.<span>"
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Based on this line "Now, the rest of the tribe calls my father the “Beginner of the Earth” because he mediates between Enkai and our tribe, just as he did when the cattle returned from the sky." it shows a culture of a certain group.
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Well black people, tan people, ext. They can't do certain things because of their skin color. Back then black people couldn't use a bathroom that was used by white people. Black people couldn't go the same school as a white person. Black people couldn't even drink out of the same water fountain as a whiter person it wasn't fair. And black people couldn't get certain jobs. I hate it when someone is isn't fair to someone else because of their skin color.
Explanation: I hope this helps and also go check out the movie Hidden Figures It's on HULU and might be on VUDU. It's a great movie about black women not being able to achieve their dreams in Nasa because of the color of their skin.
<span>adverb clause; have embraced is the right answer.</span>
It is simply saying that all is now in chaos. I am assuming the part that is confusing is "the quiet sands have run." It could easily be alluding to the way that during a sandstorm, the calm sands of the surface are no longer there as the chaos of the storm casts them about.