What does this question mean - what does the author want the reader to believe about global trends

Read the following: (1) liz has become more responsive to her partner's advances since a really beautiful woman moved in next door; (2) unable to accept his desire for other young men, 15-year-old juan immerses himself into his studies; (3) shauntel tells people that her coworker mary dislikes her; though if she were honest, shauntel would realize that it is actually she who dislikes mary; (4) "ben's nasty; he's disgusting," says renee; but renee secretly finds ben attractive. describe the defense mechanism he or she is using.

Which sentences describes a cycle of dependency? a. aid harms the local economy creating the need for more aid.b. aid improves infrastructure and creates more wealth and more good infrastructure.c. aid programs become more reliable over time so people can depend on them.d. no answer is correct

What was the goal of congress when it passed the sherman antitrust act to break up corporate trusts? a. to remove government regulation from businesses b. to return private competition to the marketplace c. to lower taxes on small and medium businesses d. to prevent politicians from investing in businesses e. to increase laissez-faire ideals in the marketplace