During the age of discovery, what was a common reason rulers sent explorers to unknown lands?

a. they wanted to learn more about foreign religions so they could introduce them to their countries.
b. they wanted to bring aid to suffering people in foreign lands.
c. they wanted to develop more efficient ways to travel.
d. they wanted to expand their power in the world.

The following line from "the story of an hour" provides mrs. mallard's view of marriage: "there would be no powerful will bending hers in that blind persistence with which men and women believe they have a right to impose a private will upon a fellow-creature."which word emphasizes male dominance in marriage?

Aman lives on the twelfth floor of an apartment building. every morning he takes the elevator down to the lobby and leaves the building. in the evening, he gets into the elevator, and, if there is someone else in the elevator -- or if it was raining that day -- he goes back to his floor directly. otherwise, he goes to the tenth floor and walks up two flights of stairs to his apartment.

When you see information in brackets, these are dialogue stage directions setting actor names