Who were the philosophes?
monarchs who tried to use their power for the good of society
leading political and social writers of the french enlightenment
rulers who supported the monarchy on intellectual grounds
thinkers who believed that knowledge cannot extend past experience

The answer is B i did it and it is correct

affirmative action refers to the policies that take gender, race, or ethnicity into account in order to promote equal opportunity.

employers subject to title vii are prohibited from taking race or sex into account in any employment decisions. aa is a penalty for having any job group substantially statistically "underutilized" in any race or either sex. the employer must take steps to eliminate the underutilization, then stop, ending its aa efforts

  the common sense as a pamphlet written by thomas paine. it promoted the independence of the colonies from british rule. the distribution of this pamphlet was great, it reached people everywhere and it was even read aloud at places people met. it also unite the colonists before the revolutionary war.

answer is d