Many works of fiction are based on true events. However, the connection to factual events is tenuous at best. Discuss the effects of fictional distortions or adaptations of real events. Does fiction have a responsibility to be factually accurate? Can good fiction coincide with factual accuracy? How do fictional renderings of real events affect how readers view those events?

Read the following excerpt from "dark tower" by claude mckay before you choose your answer. "we shall not always plant while others reap the golden increment of bursting fruit, nor always countenance, abject and mute, that lesser men should hold their brothers cheap; not everlastingly while others sleep shall we beguile their limbs with mellow flute, not always bend to some more subtle brute. we were not made eternally to weep. the night, whose sable breast relieves the stark, white stars, is no less lovely being dark; and there are buds that cannot bloom at all in light, but crumple, piteous, and fall. so in the dark we hid the heart that bleeds, and wait, and tend our agonizing needs." in context, the expression "the night, whose sable breast relieves the stark,/ white stars, is no less lovely being dark; " is best interpreted as a. the light of the stars overpowers the black of night b. the black of night overpowers the light of the stars c. black and white contribute equally to the beauty of the night sky d. black and white continuously compete for prominence in the night sky

Which of the following best describes a situation where odysseus men succumb to temptation

The moutain stood shoulder to shoulder and glared down at the pasture below, daring anyone to approach. what is the most likely the intent of the author's word choice in this sentence?