Read the following lines from "an arab shepherd is searching for his goat on mount zion."
"searching for a goat or a son has always been in the beginning of a new religion in these mountains"
which of the following best explains the meaning of these lines?
a. loss does not discriminate between arabs and jews.
b. people can find the seeds of friendship in unexpected places.
c. sacrifice is a ritual common to both the arab and jewish cultures.
d. it often takes the loss of something close to discover something else.

Read the following passage "you're not here to read books, you're here to learn! " the childwrangler's voice screeched as we kept our picks moving rhythmically against the school walls. we had all heard about a time, back in the dark ages, when children read books at school. they say school was even a building above ground. but that was obviously dangerous. how could society thrive if all the children sat around reading all day? when would they have time to learn about veins of coal, processing fuel, and all that stuff? school was important.what two central ideas in this story are most closely related? a. the importance of literature and the dangers of miningb. humankind's basic survival needs and independence c. the nature of learning and societal dysfunctiond. the powers of rumors and abuse of authority

How is stockton’s concept of romantic love different from checkhovs if their stories are an indication of their views

What is the meaning of the word "caches" as it is used in paragraph 6