What is the most likely reason Odysseus begins his story by telling his audience how well known he is for his great deeds, and who his father is? A.
To make his audience feel insignificant

B.
To make his audience fear him

C.
To make his audience angry

D.
To make his audience respect him

How and why does king use the word redemptive to link the concepts of freedom and religious faith

Thomas paine's common sense convicted colonists to

Read the excerpt from "save the redwoods."another, one of the finest in the grove, more than three hundred feet high, was skinned alive to a height of one hundred and sixteen feet from the ground and the bark sent to london to show how fine and big that calaveras tree was—as sensible a scheme as skinning our great men would be to prove their greatness. which  best  describes how the excerpt appeals to readers’ emotions? the excerpt provides facts about the tree, which impresses readers’ scientific minds. the excerpt describes how the tree traveled to london, which excites the readers’ sense of adventure. the excerpt compares the tree to a person, which makes readers feel sympathetic toward the tree. the excerpt explains how to skin a tree, which makes readers feel awed at the height of the tree.