In the myth of Cronus, a powerful titan hears a prophecy that he will be overthrown by his own children, so he devours them. His wife Rhea
gives birth to another son, Zeus, but hides him away. After Zeus grows
up, he forces Cronus to vomit up the children, who then overthrow their
father in anger.
In Ola Rotimi's African play The Gods are not to Blame, Odewale, not
knowing he was raised by foster parents, runs away when it is
prophesized that he will kill his father. On his journey, he accidentally
kills an old man in a fight and agrees to help a village being attacked
after the death of their king. After the battle, Odewale becomes the
new king, not realizing until later that the dead king was both his real
father and the old man he had killed
What motif is present in both the myth and the modern story?

Which statement best paraphrases these sentences from the text

More than a hundred million e-mails are sent around the world each day, and they are all vulnerable to interception. digital technology has aided communication, but it has also given rise to the possibility of those communications being monitored. according to zimmermann, cryptographers have a duty to encourage the use of encryption and thereby protect the privacy of the individual. —the code book, simon singh what is the purpose of the statistic in this passage? it shows how big the need is for protection. it explains that email is an effective form of communication. it gives new ways to monitor email traffic. it illustrates how popular email has become.

Read this excerpt from "edward jenner and the history of smallpox and vaccination.” smallpox was introduced to europe sometime between the fifth and seventh centuries and was frequently epidemic during the middle ages. the disease greatly affected the development of western civilization. the first stages of the decline of the roman empire (ad 108) coincided with a large-scale epidemic: the plague of antonine, which accounted for the deaths of almost 7 million people. the arab expansion, the crusades, and the discovery of the west indies all contributed to the spread of the disease. unknown in the new world, smallpox was introduced by the spanish and portuguese conquistadors. the disease decimated the local population and was instrumental in the fall of the empires of the aztecs and the incas. similarly, on the eastern coast of north america, the disease was introduced by the early settlers and led to a decline in the native population. before it reached the new world, smallpox played a role in