Read the excerpt from part 2 of Zeitoun.
It brought forth a vague memory of a storm on Arwad Island, when he was just a boy, when the Mediterranean rose up and swallowed the lower-sitting homes, the blue-green sea sitting inside living rooms and bedrooms and kitchens. The water breached and dodged the Phoenician stones surrounding the island without any difficulty at all.
Why does the author include this flashback?
to present various images of nature’s strength throughout history
to prove Zeitoun’s good fortune and his ability to overcome adversity
to emphasize the social differences between Eastern and Western cultures
to recall Zeitoun’s foreign birth and the universality of struggles against nature
Answer:
to recall Zeitoun’s foreign birth and the universality of struggles against nature
Explanation:
The story is about a boy named Zeitoun who grew up in the coastal town of Jableh, in Syria. His father was a ship's captain of which he and his brother also want to be sailors.
There is a great storm that happens when he is much older which evokes the memory of the island where he was born which depicts his birth town and to show that his foreign birth was universal to his struggles against nature.
Scouting is the act of cleaning or polishing a surface by washing and rubbing, as with an abrasive cloth.
Answer:
The author's purpose for including the details of Daedalus' crying in paragraph 2 is to show his anxiety for his son <em>(Icarus) </em>who will be using his new invention (the wings made of wax). <u>He wasn't completely sure whether his son would be able to follow his order and make it alive.</u>
Explanation:
"Daedalus" is a character in the Greek mythology. He is a <em>skillful craftsman</em> who is full of wisdom and knowledge. As seen on paragraph 1, Daedalus thought of a way in order for him and his son to escape the "Labyrinth" which was actually intended for<u> King Minos of Crete.</u>
In the end, his son died because he wasn't able to completely follow his father's instruction. This is the reason why Daedalus got teary-eyed before his son departed, for he already could perceive what will happen ahead.
D + 5/16 = 15/16....subtract 5/16 from both sides
d = 15/16 - 5/16
d = 10/16 which reduces to 5/8 <==