The tension around me every day made things really
tough. it was bad enough that my dad was so far away for
so long. but while he was off in the jungles of vietnam
fighting for some elusive principles, people at home were
angry and unsupportive. i wanted to be proud of my dad,
but i couldn't understand what he was fighting for. or
against. if i could just grab ahold of that shadow, maybe
could see things from his perspective. but it always
slipped away.
which best explains how imagery contributes to the meaning of this
passaca estexp
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a. it gives readers a sense of grasping for something that can't be
caught
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b. it readers understand what the narrator's dad must be
feeling
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c. it illustrates the difference between the soldiers and the
protesters.
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d. it creates a clear picture of what people at home felt about the
vietnam war.

As you have learned, epic heroes experience trials along their journeys. using your knowledge from beowulf, create a trial you believe an epic hero like beowulf might face. you will need to write a description of the trial using the aspects of a narrative. the trial can be anything you imagine, meaning you can test the hero in any way you see fit. be creative and have fun with this! let your creativity flow. focus on key attributes of beowulf and use his attributes to create a trial that would truly test him. since beowulf is very strong, a trial involving strength and endurance might be to easy. try thinking outside the box to create a trial that would truly test the hero of the geats. examples of beowulf’s attributes: couragous, loyal, strong, persistant, honorable, confident try to use one or multiples of these attribute when designing your trial. a good way to think of this activity is that you are a hunger games game designer. what could you make that would stump beowulf

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Ok which of peter's lines shows that he is using personal experience to understand the reading?