Which of the following describes the author’s purpose in the text? A. to inform readers about the value of quetzals in the past and present
B. to discourage people from harming the now endangered species
C. to show how a civilization’s beliefs and values can change over time
D. to criticize human’s negative relationship with the environment today

Twenty years gone, and i am back again on my own island. as for my change of skin, that is a charm athena, hope of soldiers, uses as she will; she has the knack to make me seem a beggar man sometimes and sometimes young, with finer clothes about me. it is no hard thing for the gods of heaven to glorify a man or bring him low. —the odyssey, homer based on what odysseus says in the passage, what has he learned? humans can become like gods. humans are under the gods’ control. humans can change from beggars to soldiers.

At the end of “raymond’s run,” squeaky has a different attitude about running and about her rival, gretchen. describe the actions that demonstrate these changed feelings. what role does conflict play in squeaky’s changed attitude? use events and details from the story to support your answer.

What role does the bolded pronoun serve in the following sentence i like my skateboard quite a bit but i like yours better