Which of the following events would be considered a rising action in the short story "The Lady, or the Tiger?"

The princess was secretly dating a handsome courtier.
The king used his punishments to maintain order in his kingdom.
The courtier looked at the princess as he raised his hand to choose a door.
The king was barbaric and had strict rules.

Athesis statement can be controversial

Write one paragraph that evaluates the effectiveness of jack zipes's essay

The courage that my mother had went with her, and is with her still: rock from new england quarried; now granite in a granite hill. the golden brooch my mother wore she left behind for me to wear; i have no thing i treasure more: yet, it is something i could spare. oh, if instead she'd left to me the thing she took into the grave! - that courage like a rock, which she has no more need of, and i have. based on the 2nd stanza, how does the speaker feel about the golden brooch that was passed down from the mother to child? question 2 options: a: the speaker thinks it was a waste of money b: the speaker places a high value on the item c: the speaker never wears the brooch d: the speaker feels it could be easily replaced