Which of the following sentences from the article best develops a central idea?
a
a year earlier, in april 1815, mount tambora, a volcano on the island of sumbawa in indonesia, erupted in a massive explosion.
b
"there's a lot of evidence that there were messianic cults and prophesies, and people thinking it was the end of the world," welt said.
c
"[shelley] actually takes on the burning, philosophical questions of her time . . she's asking questions about the nature of life, and giving life."
d
"the dissecting room and the slaughterhouse furnished many of my materials; and often did my human nature turn with loathing from my occupation."

Read the selection below and answer the question. an open boat by alfred noyes o, what is that whimpering there in the darkness? 

 'let him lie in my arms. he is breathing, i know.
 look. i'll wrap all my hair round his neck' – the sea's rising,
 the boat must be lightened. he's dead. he must go.' 


 see - quick - by that flash, where the bitter foam tosses, 
 the cloud of white faces, in the black open boat, 
 and the wild pleading woman that clasps her dead lover 
 and wraps her loose hair round his breast and his throat.
 'come, lady, he's dead.' - 'no, i feel his heart beating,
 he's living, i know. but he's numbed with the cold. 
 see, i'm wrapping my hair all around him to warm him.' -
- 'no. we can't keep the dead, dear. come, loosen your hold.

 'come. loosen your fingers.' - 'o god, let me keep him! ' -
 o, hide it, black night! let the winds have their way! 
 and there are no voices or ghosts from that darkness, 
 to fret the bare seas at the breaking of day. the imagery and word choice in the second stanza creates a tone of liveliness and joy danger and gloom silence and peace anger and hostility

Part a: what tone does dr. king use in his argument? question 3 options: assertive passive adoring angry

What functions as a reflexive pronoun in the sentence the professor herself wanted to attend the conference, but it was cancelled when she and several other presenters had to excuse themselves