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 . . .
Answer:
The government's neglect to send relief teams quickly.
Explanation:
Residents of the Areas most affected by the earthquakes claim that relief and rescue teams were dispatched after two to three days. In that period of time, the damage caused by the earthquakes worsened immensely, many people lost their lives, as they were not rescued in time, not to mention the secondary damage and the despair that this delay causes.
This delay by the government in acting and helping its people, allowed the natural disaster to take on unimaginable proportions and which continue today.
Answer:
Present is the right answer.
Explanation:
It is not past or present participle because the verb is not in a form wich ends in <u>'</u><u>ing</u><u>'</u><u>.</u><u> </u> Past is also not correct because the verb is not in past tense, and she is talking about what's currently happening. Therefore Present should the right one.
I would want to hang out with my family and barbecue all day long with snacks and food ! I would want to do a rainbow party where everyone wears a certain color and brings that color food .
