1. Which phrase from the book excerpt best helps a reader understand the meaning of the term "startle response"?

A "the fetal heart rate became slightly elevated"

B "the baby's heart rate lowers while the mother is listening"

С "the mother finds a certain piece of music stressful”

D "the fetus is echoing the mother's response"

2. What is the best meaning for the word “ attenuated” as it is used in the paragraph

A - tainted

B - blended

C - weakened

D - shortened

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Write a 150-word essay in which you explain how the theme of conflict is developed through the characters in "two kinds." be sure to cite examples from the text in your response. writer word count: of 150 overall score: next question ask for turn it in

Read this excerpt from "hope, despair and memory" and answer the question. and yet it is surely human to forget, even to want to forget. the ancients saw it as a divine gift. indeed if memory us to survive, forgetting allows us to go on living. how could we go on with our daily lives, if we remained constantly aware of the dangers and ghosts surrounding us? the talmud tells us that without the ability to forget, man would soon cease to learn. without the ability to forget, man would live in a permanent, paralyzing fear of death. only god and god alone can and must remember everything. which of the following is true about the above excerpt? ethos is used in reference to “dangers and ghosts.” logos is used in saying all men forget and want to forget, because the talmud also praised forgetting. ethos is used in referring to the ancients, the talmud, and god. pathos is used without loaded language.

What theme of antigone do the above events reflects