Which statement best describes a difference between the two selections? “American Apple” suggests that it is better to give in to material temptation, while the excerpt from Bend, Not Break: A Life in Two Worlds suggests it is better to remove material temptations.
“American Apple” explores the unexpected disappointment in a physical object, while the excerpt from Bend, Not Break: A Life in Two Worlds explores the unexpected usefulness of a physical object.
“American Apple” suggests that nurturing family relationships requires effort, while the excerpt from Bend, Not Break: A Life in Two Worlds suggests that bonds between family comes naturally.
“American Apple” explores the idea that foreign culture can be good to embrace, while the excerpt from Bend, Not Break: A Life in Two Worlds explores the idea that people should embrace their own culture.

gilgamesh is an epic hero from birth, as he's brought to the world by the hand of several gods who shaped him with the goal of saving humanity. there's a passage from the text that reads "the glorious sun shamash bestowed upon him glory; adad the terrible god of storms bestowed upon him courage. the great gods perfected his magnificence beyond all others, terrible like the great wild bull". this is a great example that show some of the super-human qualities that the gods gave gilgamesh upon his birth.

as gilgamesh grows he has to face many challenges that put his heroism to task. the courage he displays along the way, prove that he's ready to live up to the godly qualities brought upon him. at one point he has to overcome a wild beast by the name of hubamba "whose roar is a flood, whose mouth is fire, whose breath is death", as the text reads. the actions taken by gilgamesh, beating the beast with the use of his super-human force, examplify why he shoud be thought of as an epic hero.

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he is. some of his decisions were very irresponsible and did lead to the death of both romeo and juliet, such as him marrying them too quick or him not clarifying romeo's plan with him.

basically he did not think things through well enough or at all.

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