Why did the author begin the article “Toss these negative statements” by outlining preconceptions about the positive self-talk business? A - To explore the reasons why many students have never learned about positive thinking.
B - To emphasize the importance of positive thinking by contradicting these kinds of ideas.
C - To illustrate that students need to be careful about what they read and spend their money on.
D - To introduce the best and most reliable sources of information on these kinds of ideas.

How does the poem "the lady of shalott" by alfred, lord tennyson convey the position of victorian women? a curse is on her if she stay to look down to camelot. she knows not what the curse may be, and so she weaveth steadily, and little other care hath she, the lady of shalott. and moving thro' a mirror clear that hangs before her all the year, shadows of the world appear. there she sees the highway near winding down to camelot: there the river eddy whirls, and there the surly village churls, and the red cloaks of market girls, pass onward from shalott. a. most victorian women were restricted to their homes. b. victorian women were confined to domestic duties. c. most victorian women worked hard but were often bored. d. victorian women employed themselves by weaving.