Read the passage from The American Plague.

No one would ever know precisely how many Philadelphians died of yellow fever in 1793. Many of those who traditionally kept such count—ministers, sextons, and city officials—had either fled the city or been ill themselves. The best estimates put the number of victims at between four and five thousand men, women, and children. What was clear to all was that life would never be the same. The fear had gone too deep, the losses were all too real and personal.

Which statement summarizes the central idea of this passage?

A. The yellow fever epidemic had lasting consequences for the city.
B. Ministers, sextons, and city officials should have stayed in the city.
C. The 1793 yellow fever epidemic was the deadliest plague the city had faced.
D. Men, women, and children were afraid to return to the city after the plague.

A. The yellow fever epidemic had lasting consequences for the city.

Explanation:

What really helps you get the answer is the phrase " What was clear to all was that life would never be the same. The fear had gone too deep, the losses were all too real and personal."

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explanation:

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