2 Describe why it would be an advantage for the seeds to be able to grow at any angle

Seed grow at any angle is good for the plant because the barrier did not stop the plant growth.

Explanation:

If we planted a seed in the soil and there is any barrier such as stone or brick etc inside the soil so the roots change its direction because the seed grows at any angle. The shoot that emerge from the seed grow in upward direction if the stem is strong but some plants also grow horizontally due to weak stem so it is not compulsory for the plant to grow in only one direction, it grows whatever they want.

you did not attach the discourse, but i assume it to be the discourse on the origin and basis of inequality among men (the original titile in french is: "discours sur l'origine et les fondements de l'inégalité parmi les hommes"), also know as "second discourse". in this discourse, jean-jacques rousseau emphasizes that private property is the basis of all inequalities.

therefore, what enabled the old regime to maintain as long as it did was private property.