Resumen The Epic Extraordinary heroes in pursuit of hideous monsters. Brutal battles fought and perilous quests undertaken. Spectacular triumphs and crushing defeats. The epic, still very much alive in today's novels and movies, began thousands of years ago in the oral tradition of ancient Greece. There, listeners gathered around poet- storytellers to hear the daring exploits of the hero Odysseus. Across storm-tossed seas, through wild forests, amid countless dangers and subsequent narrow escapes, the hero, motivated by a singular focus on his objective, prevails against all odds. It's no wonder that Homer's Odyssey remains one of the most beloved epics in Western literature. It captivates us and carries us off into a time and place quite different from—yet somehow similar to—our own.

Read the passages below and complete the instructions that follow. argument’s conclusion: governments should legally ban restaurants from offering toys as an incentive to families to buy food with high amounts of sugar, fat, or sodium. counterargument: if the government educated parents about the health effects of food with high amounts of sugar, fat, or sodium, then parents would not feed their kids food with high amounts of sugar, fat, or sodium. rebuttal: even if parents have the knowledge they need to make the right decision, it’s difficult to do so if restaurants can use marketing techniques such as popular toys to attract customers. educating parents combined with regulating restaurants can families make healthier decisions. put the counterargument and rebuttal above into paragraph format. add signal words to properly guide the reader.