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(1) there are several reasons why middle-aged adults are returning to school. (2) some want to learn to do their jobs better. (3) college courses can them improve their job skills and keep up in their fields. (4) others return to school because more credits may mean a raise or promotion. (5) teachers, for instance, get raises for reaching certain levels of education. (6) also, some adults return to the classroom because of interest in a new field, such as telecommunications or computer programming. (7) finally, others want to study subjects such as foreign languages, history, or literature for the sake of learning. (8) such classes adults spend their time in more productive and interesting ways and deepen their understanding of themselves and their world.

q. the organizational patterns of the paragraph are list of items and

a. definition and example.

b. cause and effect.

c. comparison and/or contrast.

the answer is D

Explanation: it has the patterns of  reasons, because

i have heard the mermaids singing, each to each.

i do not think they will sing to me

gilgamesh is a hero by birth as the epic explains it. in the epic the birth is explained in the way which tells us that gilgamesh’s creation was made perfect by the contribution of various god and that signifies the goal in his life, which was to become a hero and save mankind. an example from the text says. "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. two thirds god they made him; one third man they made him." a man born with superhuman qualities and partly god is destined to be a hero.

the heroic deeds carried by him later in his life also prove the heroic character of gilgamesh. for example hi battle with the ultimate beast humbaba is a proof of his bravery and characteristic heroism. gilgamesh was warned about the beast as the text says about humbaba “whose roar is a flood, whose mouth is fire, whose breath is death". but with the superhuman strength gilgamesh did the job