In how the other half lives, jacob riisa.) highlighted the benefits of the second industrial revolution. b.) discussed the lives of wealthy americansc.) focused on the wretched conditions of new york city slums. d.) provided a fictional account of life in 1890.e.) wrote about captains of industry.

c.) focused on the wretched conditions of New York City slums.

Explanation:

How the other Half Lives is a photojournalism work done by Jacob Riisa, and it is a collection of photographs of the reality that the people living in the New York City Slums in early 1880´s, so we focused on the wretched conditions of New York City slums, by exposing the reality of how the poor half of the city lived he made a case for the inequalities that existed in the city.

images of intense weather events

the present continuous is a verb tense which is mainly used to indicates that an action is in progress at the moment of speaking.  

it is formed using: person + verb to be (am/is/are) +verb + - ing form  

example: i am studying at this moment .

in addition, the present continuous is also used in order to express things that will or will not happen in the near future.

example: i am having dinner with some friends tonight.

the speaker sometimes   uses it   to express that an action is repeated and it causes irritation on the part of the speaker

example: my sister is constantly complaining about everything.