Read the paragraph from the section "Geo-Connection." down below is the paragraph Lombardi hopes his diving in the Bahamas will help make others aware of this unexplored area. "What it tells us is not only is the world not flat, but there is a heck of a lot of blue out there!" he
says. "It's very, very deep, and there's a whole other dimension that we need to start paying lose
attention to."

Why does Lombardi mention that the world is not flat?
a
to make sure that readers have learned the world is round
b
to emphasize that there are many other things to be learned
c
to describe what kinds of things he thinks about while diving
d
to provide a description of what the ocean floor looks like

The courage that my mother had went with her, and is with her still: rock from new england quarried; now granite in a granite hill. the golden brooch my mother wore she left behind for me to wear; i have no thing i treasure more: yet, it is something i could spare. oh, if instead she'd left to me the thing she took into the grave! - that courage like a rock, which she has no more need of, and i have. based on the 2nd stanza, how does the speaker feel about the golden brooch that was passed down from the mother to child? question 2 options: a: the speaker thinks it was a waste of money b: the speaker places a high value on the item c: the speaker never wears the brooch d: the speaker feels it could be easily replaced