Read these lines from "Of Cannibals" and respond to the prompt.. . . clever people observe more things and more curiously, but they interpret them; and to lend weight and conviction to their interpretation, they cannot help altering history a little. They never show you things as they are, but bend and disguise them according to the way they have seen them; and to give credence to their judgment and attract you to it, they are prone to add something to the matter, to stretch it out and amplify it.Montaigne was known for his skepticism. In "Of Cannibals," Montaigne brings four kinds of evidence to bear on his argument, in part to satisfy his own skepticism and in part to write honestly to readers.In at least 150 words, identify and give examples from the essay of two types of this evidence.

clever people observe more things and more curiously, but they interpret them; and to lend weight and conviction to their interpretation, they cannot help altering history a little. They never show you things as they are, but bend and disguise them according to the way they have seen them; and to give credence to their judgment and attract you to it, they are prone to add something to the matter, to stretch it out and amplify it.Montaigne was known for his skepticism. In "Of Cannibals," Montaigne brings four kinds of evidence to bear on his argument, in part to satisfy his own skepticism and in part to write honestly to readers.

Montaigne was known for his skepticism. In "Of Cannibals," Montaigne brings four kinds of evidence to bear on his argument, in part to satisfy his own skepticism and in part to write honestly to readers.

Explain who Montaigne revered in his essay, “On Cannibals” and who he thought was barbaric. Provide examples of ideas and situations from present society of which you think Montaigne would disapprove and some of which he would approve.

In 1979, anthropologist William Arens published an anthropological study on socially sanctioned or cultural cannibalism across different cultures. Many historical texts, like records kept by the Spanish during their conquest of the Aztec Empire, charge different North and South American indigenous populations with cannibalism. Despite these documents, William Arens argues that there is no actual evidence to suggest cannibalism amongst these peoples and criticizes the anthropological community for publishing works that perpetuate such myths.Which finding, if true, would most directly support Arens’ argument?A publisher's account of books from the 16th century demonstrates that accounts of cannibalism in the New World were exceedingly popular and routinely proved to be best-sellers.eliminateRemains of victims who were sacrificed by Aztec priests were uncovered at the site of the Templo Mayor in Mexico. eliminateA famous 1557 account of cannibalism by indigenous Brazilian tribes was found to contain contradictions and is likely an amalgam of popular stories from the time.eliminateCertain tribes indigenous to the United States, including the Mohawk, Attacapa, and Tonkawa, were known by neighboring tribes as "man-eaters."

Which technique is the author using in this passage to reveal character traits?Passage from The Grapes of WrathEach night they unrolled the mattresses on the floor, and each morning rolled them up again. And every day they went into the fields and picked cotton, 80 cents for 100 pounds, and every night they had meat.revealing the characters’ thoughtsshowing the characters’ actionsdescribing physical traitsconducting a conversation