Instruction
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analyzing a beginning
what are clues that this passage comes from the
beginning of the myth? check all that apply.
apsu, the god of fresh water, and tiamat, the goddess of
salt water, bore a son named lahmu and a daughter
named lahamu. these siblings bore anshar and kishar.
anshar was the sky god. kishar was the earth goddess.
with each successive generation, apsu and tiamat's
offspring became more wild and unruly, yet more
powerful and perfect.
- "enuma elish,
early babylonian myth
dit introduces characters.
it shows how characters overcome obstacles.
it tells of the start of a conflict
it resolves a conflict.
it describes the setting.
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explanation:

the purpose of the heading in the passage is to identify who is telling the story.

this excerpt is part of the book sugar changed the world (2010) written by marc aronson and marina budhos. as the book has been written by two people, the heading "marc" indicates that this specific excerpt is being narrated by aronson. in the fragment, marc describes his grandfather's story after hearing it from his cousin. however, there are other excerpts where budhos is the one that tells the story of her family.

aronson and budhos, who are husband and wife in real life, decided to write sugar changed the world when they found out how sugar, which had an important role in slavery and economy, changed their ancestors' lives.

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