Read the passage from "a shield."
a lonely warrior, i am wounded with iron,
scarred with sword-points, sated with battle-play,
weary of weapons. i have witnessed much fighting,
much stubborn strife. from the strokes of war
i have no hopefor or release
ere i pass from the worldwith the proud warrior band.
which is the best summary of the passage's theme?
war leaves enduring scars.
fighting leads to contentment.
great honor is found in battle.
it takes courage to end conflict.

If you had a chance to change the past would you? why or why not?

Read this excerpt from "hope, despair, and memory" and answer the question. and yet it is surely human to forget, even to want to forget. the ancients saw it as a divine gift. indeed if memory us to survive, forgetting allows us to go on living. how could we go on with our daily lives, if we remained constantly aware of the dangers and ghosts surrounding us? the talmud tells us that without the ability to forget, man would soon cease to learn. without the ability to forget, man would live in a permanent, paralyzing fear of death. only god and god alone can and must remember everything. which of the following demonstrates one of the metaphors and its meaning in the above excerpt? forgetting = a divine gift forgetting = danger remembering = ability to learn remembering = a divine gift

Me determine which are quote or paraphrase.