What does the word trap refer to in this excerpt from beowulf? ‘o flower of warriors, beware of that trap. choose, dear beowulf, the better part, eternal rewards. do not give way to pride. for a brief while your strength is in bloom but it fades quickly; and soon there will follow illness or the sword to lay you low, or a sudden fire or surge of water or jabbing blade or javelin from the air or repellent age. your piercing eye’ will dim and darken; and death will arrive, dear warrior, to sweep you away. death accidents old age pride nextreset

The purpose of an informative essay is to express personal feelings about a topic. describe events from a certain point of view. instruct the reader about a topic. express and defend an opinion.

Read the excerpt from “man listening to disc.” to tommy potter for taking the time to join us on this breezy afternoon with his most unwieldy bass and to the esteemed arthur taylor who is somehow managing to navigate this crowd with his cumbersome drums. and i bow deeply to thelonious monk for figuring out a way to motorize—or whatever—his huge piano so he could be with us today. which of the following additional features would best enhance the reader’s understanding of this excerpt? a diagram showing the narrator’s route through the city a visual simulation of the man walking down the street audio samples of music by the specified musicians textbook chapters on the history of jazz musicians

Choose the types of characters an author may choose to create