Mario read two epics. the first epic is the story of a soldier who got lost at sea and sailed for many years before finding his way home. while he was gone, his family struggled financially. knowing how much their father valued his ancestors’ homeland, his children refused bribes of food and money offered in exchange for the land. they preferred to live humbly and proudly. upon his return, their father’s joy was boundless, which his sons and daughters. the second epic is the story of a great leader and prince who was banished from his home by an evil cousin. while traveling and living a simple life in the forest, the prince met and married a princess. despite their royal backgrounds, neither of them minded living safely hidden in the forest. this humility saved their lives on a number of occasions, and their great happiness together did not depend on living in a castle. mario has compared these two myths. he has determined that characters with determination and loyalty play prominent roles in both myths. what question did mario ask in order to find this similarity
a.
what were the customs of the day?
b.
how did the myth-tellers obtain food?
c.
how are the settings similar in both myths?
d.
what characteristics do the myth-tellers believe are important?

- the mistakes that have been done in the past will repeat themselves

- you will trust all the wrong people

answer; /// i do believe the correct answer is (c) public education;

faith or loyalty when pledged in a solemn agreement or undertaking.

in the short story the slip-over sweater by jesse stuart, the main character and narrator shan is friends with grace, an intelligent girl he has known since childhood and with whom he used to be in love.

at the beginning of the story, shan believes he’s no longer in love with grace, but loves jo-anne instead. in order to buy a slip-over sweater and have jo-anne wear it so that the other students would know she loved him too, shan takes a loan at the bank.

while jo-anne is wearing shan’s sweater, his friend grace starts to wear another popular boy’s one, roy’s sweater. because of that, the other students begin to pay attention to grace and compliment her perseverance and effort. they admire her for walking 5 miles to school every day, despite the weather, and still getting the best grades. shan, who knows all of that for a fact, says, as the narrator, ‘and i knew she had the durability and the toughness of a storm-battered mountain oak.’ he compares his friend’s strength – not only physical, but also of character – to an oak tree, whose wood is known for being sturdy.

as the story goes on, shan changes his behavior out of concern for the debt he has to pay at the bank. his new girlfriend jo-anne never asks him what is wrong nor offers any sort of . instead, she breaks up with shan for not being as fun as she thought he was supposed to be. grace, however, not only asks about shan’s problem, but him make the money he needs. shan can’t but notice how different the girls are and what a wonderful person grace is.   even though he used to find jo-anne prettier at the beginning of the story, he now says, ‘grace was as beautiful as our mountain was in april, prettier than a blossom of wild phlox or a mountain daisy.’ his comparing grace to a mountain or something that exists on a mountain (such as a mountain oak or daisy) certainly has important meaning since shan loves the mountain and everything about it and he knows the mountain thoroughly. shan also loves and knows grace as completely as he does the mountain.