What is meant by the tradition of courtly love?
a. the tradition of love and courtship followed by medieval nobles
b. the tradition of formal courtship followed by kings
c. the tradition in which a woman has an elevated position
d. he tradition in which the woman is a peace weaver between feuding families
e. the tradition of a knight providing lavish gifts to the queen

The second alternative is correct (B).

Courteous love arose in the time of the Middle Ages, in the context of the great cavalries. Courteous love is characterized mainly by idealizing the beloved woman, elevating her to a divine plan, and also, by the search for an ideal of courtesy. There was still in courtly love, the "love game," at which time a man begins to court a married woman, arousing her husband's fury and inflating the woman's ego.

compare & contrast informative essay/speech

when speaking or writing for the sole purpose of providing information in order to give audience members a good basis for making a decision, you would present an informative speech or essay.   because you wouldn’t want to be persuading the audience by arguing for one type of exercise over the other, you wouldn’t choose a persuasive/argumentative technique.   to fairly, and without bias, present information about the pros and cons of each type exercise, a compare/contrast, informative speech/essay would be the best bet.