Joi is writing a paper about Herman Hesse's novel Siddhartha. Here is the first paragraph of her draft. (1) Siddhartha is a novel about a young man's search for enlightenment. (2) The title character has led a life of privilege. (3) Siddhartha is a member of the highest Hindu caste, the Brahmins. (4) He leaves his home, he leaves his material wealth, and he leaves his family to go on the search. (5) Siddhartha and his best friend, Govinda, join the Samanas. (6) A life of self–denial was led by the group.

How can Joi revise sentence 6 so that it is not written in passive voice?
A.
The Samanas group led lives of self–denial.
B.
The group led a life of self–denial.
C.
The Samanas denied themselves.
D.
A group of Samanas lived life in self–denial.

This is the political, social, cultural, and economic 'time and place' surrounding the creation of a literary text.

Mr and mrs van daan murmur their welcome what are the playwrights indicating by using the word murmur?

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