The correct answer is a)reason. The Enlightenment Period encompassed many ideas, that which one of them was reason. Analysis and individualism was promoted rather than tradition and reliance on Christian analysis and authority. This period started mainly in Western Europe, in the country of France, but also encompassed England, Scotland, Greece, Russia and many other countries. It made thinkers analyze the relationship between the state and it's people, as well as the role of the Church in society. It also helped to inspire change governmental systems in and around Europe.
The Pit and the Pendulum is a short story written by Edgar Allan Poe. The narrator is rescued from his prison by the rats in his prison cell. The narrator is sentenced to death in an era where the most heinous tortures are thought up. His captors keep him drugged by putting a sedative in his water. Then they bind him with bandages from head to toe and place a huge razor sharp pendulum over him. As the pendulum swings back and forth, it moves closer and closer to him, ready to slice him in half. There are rats running around his cell. His captors have also placed spicy food nearby for him to eat. He panics at first but then gathers his thoughts and smears the bandages with the food. The rats run over him and chew through the bandages.
According to Nancy Sherman inculpation is on the one hand , illogical and on the other hand it is reasonable. One blames oneself when something, which one´s responsibility to do well, goes wrong. Odysseus went to war and had to face innumerable difficulties which were out of his hands to handle.He must have asked himself whether it was a good idea to take one way or the other when he was navigating, although the choice would have always brought some impediments and difficulties.For example, the mermaids made men jump into the sea and the temptation was too hard to resist even when the men were tied to the ship´s masts.Storms are natural and Odysseus was not accountable for their happening while they were sailing.He could never have predicted the approaching of Cyclopes when he decided to stop in that island for food and water. Finally, Odysseus is not to blame for his crew´s fate.He did the best he could but was unble to prevent the misfortunes that caused the dead of most of his crew.
Answer:
They demonstrate Sinbad's respectability and his generosity toward the porter.
Explanation:
In this passage, Sinbad's respectability and generosity are obvious from the way he is being described by the speaker. He tells us that Sinbad is magnificent, and that his is a noble company. However, the speaker also tells us that Sinbad was generous, as he invited the porter to sit next to him, poured him some wine and asked him his name and occupation. Therefore, these phrases demonstrate Sinbad's respectability and generosity.
The prefix is contra- and it suggests that what is said is the opposite of something else.
