In the passage<span>, ‘The Sand Reckoner” Marcus’s words about needing to disembark contribute to the plot because in paragraph 2 Archimedes is trying to play </span>mathematical games with Marcus<span>, but Marcus is trying to get Archimedes to be serious. He is trying to get Archimedes to understand there’s a war going on and he needs to focus and stop playing games. </span>
<span>Packing the abacus = </span>Facing reality<span>, and </span>seeing that a war is going on<span>, and Syracuse has protected itself. Focusing and attending to the tasks at hand. </span>
<span>Question 72 </span>
What does Archimedes realize about the Great Harbor that brings the story to its resolution/conclusion?<span>
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I believe this is an 'internal' conflict, because she has to decide on whether to confront her two opposing thoughts of whether to defend the people who hate her or to use violence to gain human rights
I'm thinking Huck Finn, and Of Mice and Men are similar, just by the dialogue, if not by the mannerisms of some of the characters.
I don't know if that answers the question but, hey; I tried. :-/
Answer:

Explanation:
Question: "<em>Which aspects of a story beat helps the reader understand the author's purpose?</em>"
Answers: Imagery, Repetition, Tone
Imagery: Imagery creates a visual image in the readers head. The image creates a scene or plot, making the reader understand the plot line and story better.
Repetition: Repetition in a story helps the reader understand the author's point because the point is repeatedly getting introduced or pt on the spotlight. This helps the reader know that the author wants them to focus on this specific thing.
Tone: Tone helps the reader understand the author's point because the author will write in a certain way, creating specific tone and dialogue for the reader.
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Mordancy