Prometheus myth

1. in a paragraph, summarize the myth.

2. why is fire so important and what would life be like without it?

3. why would a hero like prometheus endanger himself just to make life better for man?

4. what is your definition of a hero?

5. what are the good and bad aspects of technology?

6. prometheus thought that to deny man the gift of fire was to deprive him and keep him at the level of animals. zeus, however, believed that man, without fire, lived in a state of protected innocence- blissful, happy, and serene. who was right?

2points which excerpt from thomas paine's common sense best represents an attempt to appeal to ethos to persuade the reader? a. the infant state of the colonies, as it is called, so far from being against, is an argument in favor of independence. b. to talk of friendship with those in whom our reason forbids us to have faith is madness and folly. o c. oye that love mankind! ye that dare oppose, not only the tyranny, but the tyrant, stand forth! o d. i am not induced by motives of pride, party, or resentment to espouse the doctrine of separation and independence..