Read the claim. claim: the great wave is the most historically significant artifact within japanese culture because it signifies japan’s hesitation to join the global economy. which statement is the strongest counterclaim to the claim? the great wave was made around 1830 by the great artist hokusai and is one of his series thirty-six views of mount fuji. since the great wave is a work of art, the idea that it signifies japan’s hesitation to join the global economy is simply one interpretation. there are other paintings that more strongly represent japan’s hesitation to open its ports and join the global economy. after receiving a letter from the president of the united states in 1853, japan quickly embraced the new economic model it had been forced to accept.

The correct answer is "Since the great wave is a work of art, the idea that it signifies japan's hesitation to join the global economy is simply one interpretation."

Art comprises abstract and subjective figures of the human mind, all materalized as concrete works, such as paintings in this case. It is because opinions differ a lot between artists that a single interpretation doesn't necessarily define the painting for everyone and/or the artist. Therefore, it may signify what the claim stands for to some people, but it remains just a single interpretation - denying the claim.

The other options cannot be considered correct since:

I agree with the previous answer. The correct answer is B) Since the great wave is a work of art, the idea that it signifies Japan's hesitation to join the economy is simply one interpretation.

The reason being that art is subjective, it means something different for every indivual as it is a reaction based and influenced by personal feelings, opinions, etc. Therefore we cannot affirm that this particular painting represents just one thing, for all we know the artist simply meant to portray the beauty of the sea.

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gilgamesh is an epic hero from birth, as he's brought to the world by the hand of several gods who shaped him with the goal of saving humanity. there's a passage from the text that reads "the glorious sun shamash bestowed upon him glory; adad the terrible god of storms bestowed upon him courage. the great gods perfected his magnificence beyond all others, terrible like the great wild bull". this is a great example that show some of the super-human qualities that the gods gave gilgamesh upon his birth.

as gilgamesh grows he has to face many challenges that put his heroism to task. the courage he displays along the way, prove that he's ready to live up to the godly qualities brought upon him. at one point he has to overcome a wild beast by the name of hubamba "whose roar is a flood, whose mouth is fire, whose breath is death", as the text reads. the actions taken by gilgamesh, beating the beast with the use of his super-human force, examplify why he shoud be thought of as an epic hero.

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