rousseau believed that
a. capital punishment should not be discarded.
b. in a social contract, an entire society agrees to be governed by the general will.
c. women should be granted rights nearly equal to those of men.
d. the government should not interfere in economic matters.

In his speech how does kennedy build his claim that the united states will defend freedom in its hour of maximum emergency? a.by arguing that the u.s. must enforce international law across the world since the united states is the lone superpower in the worldb.by demonstrating that the poverty which many people suffer from is an obstacle to true freedom  c.by stating that the u.s. will play an active role in fighting groups that are opposed to freedom, and by supporting groups that are fighting for freedom  d.by demanding that the adversaries of the united states be more willing to negotiate, or else there will be war

What word best describes the tone of this excerpt from "the fall of the house of usher" by edgar allan poe? i looked upon the scene before me—upon the mere house, and the simple landscape features of the domain—upon the bleak walls—upon the vacant eye-like windows—upon a few rank sedges—and upon a few white trunks of decayed trees—with an utter depression of soul which i can compare to no earthly sensation more properly than to the after-dream of the reveller upon opium—the bitter lapse into everyday life—the hideous dropping off of the veil. there was an iciness, a sinking, a sickening of the heart—an unredeemed dreariness of thought which no goading of the imagination could torture into aught of the sublime. what was it—i paused to think—what was it that so unnerved me in the contemplation of the house of usher? it was a mystery all insoluble; nor could i grapple with the shadowy fancies that crowded upon me as i pondered. i was forced to fall back upon the unsatisfactory conclusion, that while, beyond doubt, there are combinations of very simple natural objects which have the power of thus affecting us, still the analysis of this power lies among considerations beyond our depth. it was possible, i reflected, that a mere different arrangement of the particulars of the scene, of the details of the picture, would be sufficient to modify, or perhaps to annihilate its capacity for sorrowful impression; and, acting upon this idea, i reined my horse to the precipitous brink of a black and lurid tarn that lay in unruffled lustre by the dwelling, and gazed down—but with a shudder even more thrilling than before—upon the remodelled and inverted images of the gray sedge, and the ghastly tree-stems, and the vacant and eye-like windows. admiration terror hope discovery loss

During the era of european expansion, what was the biggest reason for spain’s push for exploration?