The resolution of the conflict between Odysseus and the monsters occurs when Odysseus defeats Scylla with his spears and rescues his men.
sails away from the monsters after losing six men.
seals his men's ears with beeswax and is bound to the mast.
A listens to the shrieks of his men in Scylla's den.

the choice that is not a technique that you should use to come up with ideas for the topic of a research project is, writing about academic subjects that are not interesting to you. this does not belong to the techniques to come up with ideas because having no interest in a certain topic will lose your drive to come up with better ideas. it gives no room for improvement and acquiring of new ideas and information. 

explanation:

there is a sequence and logical steps to give an answer of a trouble.

1) strategy is necessary to develop an project idea.

2) to study and know the environment where you are going to work ( ecosystem).

3)   the materials resources to built the ideas.

4) to give a priority order in the context that you study. in this case human needs.

b. our party quickly made its way into the cave / but we failed to find our host [the cyclops] himself inside.