This passage contains both reasons and evidence for the claim “Support for women is support for our economy as a whole.” Which of the following qualifies as a piece of factual evidence for that claim? A. Women still make just 77 cents for every dollar men make.
B. Women still face barriers to participation in the workplace and marketplace.
C. Domestic violence costs our nation $8 billion annually in lost productivity and healthcare expenses.
D. Women entrepreneurs have a harder time accessing the capital they need to start and sustain their businesses.

The development of new inventions in the field of space travel seemed rapid. how does the word rapid function in a sentence?

The dogs created when they pulled the christmas tree down and started eating the candy canes.

Which two lines in this excerpt from arthur conan doyle's "the contest" suggest that emperor nero was ruthless? each choice is in brackets. [an hour later the shepherd was well on his way to his mountain home, and about the same time the emperor, having received the chaplet of olympia for the incomparable excellence of his performance, was making inquiries with a frowning brow as to who the insolent person might be who had dared to utter such contemptuous criticisms.] [“bring him to me here this instant,” said he, “and let marcus with his knife and branding-iron be in attendance.”] [“rumours! ” cried the angry nero. “what do you mean, arsenius? i tell you that the fellow was an ignorant upstart, with the bearing of a boor and the voice of a peacock.] [i have half a mind to burn their town about their ears so that they may remember my visit.”] [“i conquered! you are mad, arsenius. what do you mean? ”] [it is whispered that for once the great god pan has condescended to measure himself against a mortal.”]