Then write 1-2 paragraphs in response to the following questions: Which (if any) of the perspectives in the provided texts rings most true for you? Why?
Do you believe that history repeats itself? Why or why not?
What historical reference point(s) would you use to describe the state of the world today? Why?

Read the excerpt from the odyssey. 'o cyclops! would you feast on my companions? puny, am i, in a caveman's hands? how do you like the beating that we gave you, you cannibal? eater of guests under your roof! zeus and the gods have paid you! ' according to this excerpt, a. odysseus is fearful of the cyclops. b. is prideful and overly confident. c. has been weakened by the cyclops. d. has regrets about staying on the island.