What social issue does kate chopin primarily depict in her story "the story of an hour"?

the defeatist attitude of genteel nineteenth-century women
the inner concerns of ordinary women in the nineteenth century
the abusive treatment women commonly suffered in the nineteenth century
the establishment of traditional gender roles that confined women to the kitchen
the rise and spread of patriarchy to all the major institutions in society

Read this passage from "the city without us" by alan weisman: which statement best explains how the structure of the passage supports the author's purpose? a. the passage traces several events in the order that they will occur to highlight how nature conquers human civilization. b. the passage shows that natural forces such as an absence of predators and an increase in the squirrel population can lead to destructive results. c. the passage shows that natural forms such as an absence of predators and human hunters can lead to the reforestation of new york city. d. the passage identifies how two natural forces are co-dependent - the deforestation of new york and the extinction of squirrels.

In “the bet” by anton p. chekhov, what motivates the lawyer to participate in the bet?

This excerpt expresses shelleys idea that poetry is factual?