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Heroes have been a common belief of people in different times and different ages because they represent the embodiment of all that is good, strong and desirable in a human being. Although there have been different types of heroes throughout history, one thing is true; most people have believed, and even revered, them.
Explanation:
The second sentence, because "sometimes anything" goes with the verb form "beats". "Sometimes anything beats" is more correct than "sometimes anything beat"
The author presents characteristics of Guyana's desolate and dismal landscape as a means to appeal to those who depended on the sugar production business in order to maintain themselves economically, and thus, demonstrating the importance of sugar. The whole purpose of the passage is to provide ethical evidence from the sugar scheme's current situation, presenting information about the moral consequences of this business' downfall; in this case, the economic backlash in the country of Guyana.
