Which event best develops the theme that true love is important than custom
a. fernand implores mercedes to follow the catalans custom of intermarrying
b. fernand asks mercedes to marry now but he’s been courting her for over a year
c. mercedes is playing with flower petals while talking about love with fernand
d. mercedes rebuffs fernandand remind him her heart belongs to another

D. Mercedes rebuffs FernandAnd remind him her heart belongs to another

Explanation:

Mercedes is in love with Dante, she fights and maintains that love even though Fernand loves her and has claimed his love for her. In addition, Dante, the beloved of mercedes lives on the sea, far from home, and mercedes has no idea when he will return, nor will he return. However, Dante is her true love, so she stays true to that love, even though customs and circumstances say she shouldn't.

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government is strong when they have the ability to persuade those they govern to believe government has enough power to force them or should be forcing them to do government’s will.

when enough of the citizenry do not believe government can force them or should force them to do its bidding, government has lost or will lose its strength and power to coerce.

when enough of the citizenry do believe government can force or should force them to do its bidding, they become passive at the least or actively pro-government and repeat government’s own rhetoric to pass on what they have been persuaded by government’s propaganda.

a true majority isn’t always needed to govern or to stop government. many times all that is needed is a strong minority. if a determined 30% of the population rises up against government in a concerted effort to bring it down, this size minority usually will succeed as long as those actively opposing the minority are less in force than the minority. so if 41% of the population sits at home watching tv rooting for one side or the other, they don’t matter. it’s the active parties who make a difference.

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