Read the excerpt from "hokusai's the great wave” by neil macgregor. in the early nineteenth century japan had been effectively closed off from the world for 200 years. it had simply opted out of the community of nations. kings are burning somewhere, wheels are turning somewhere, trains are being run, wars are being won, things are being done somewhere out there, not here. here we paint screens. yes . . the arrangement of the screens. this is stephen sondheim’s musical tableau of the secluded and calmly self-contained country in 1853, just before american gunships forced its harbours to open to the world. it is a witty caricature of the dreamy and aesthetic japanese, serenely painting screens while across the seas europe and america industrialize and political turmoil rages. what is the purpose of the outside source used in this excerpt? to illustrate japan’s isolation in the 1800s to educate readers about japanese screens to introduce readers to a musical by stephen sondheim to argue against american aggressiveness

Ead the passage from "marriage is a private affair” by chinua achebe. "i shall never see her,” was the reply. from that night the father scarcely spoke to his son. he did not, however, cease hoping that he would realize how serious was the danger he was heading for. day and night he put him in his prayers. nnaemeka, for his own part, was very deeply affected by his father’s grief. but he kept hoping that it would pass away. if it had occurred to him that never in the history of his people had a man married a woman who spoke a different tongue, he might have been less optimistic. "it has never been heard,” was the verdict of an old man speaking a few weeks later. in that short sentence he spoke for all of his people. this man had come with others to commiserate with okeke when news went round about his son’s behaviour. by that time the son had gone back to lagos. "it has never been heard,” said the old man again with a sad shake of his head. "what did our lord say? ” asked another gentleman. "sons shall rise against their fathers; it is there in the holy book.” "it is the beginning of the end,” said another. how does this passage reinforce the traditional social hierarchy? the older men in the village tell okeke that he should respect nnaemeka’s decision. the older men in the village console nnaemeka about okeke’s attitude toward his choices. the older men in the village commiserate with okeke regarding nnaemeka’s decision to disobey him. the older men in the village think that nnaemeka should be optimistic that okeke will accept his decision.

Did franklin achieve the virtues of humility?

How do you feel about hrothgar so far? in your opinion, is he a strong or weak king? of course, defend this position.