Reread two poems from the lesson, both titled "Alone," Which sentence best state a recurring theme in the two poems--as well as others written about moments of solitude?

1.Solitude awakens the senses to the beauty of nature.
2.Solitude can be calming unless one thinks too much.
3.Solitude reminds people of all their blessings in life.
4.Solitude is a painful state that wears down the soul

Read this excerpt from wheels of change by sue macy. that said, it's hard to grasp the full extent of the bicycle's impact on americans in the late 19th century—particularly female americans. imagine a population imprisoned by their very clothing; the stiff corsets, heavy skirts, and voluminous petticoats that made it difficult to take a deep breath, let alone exercise. add to that the laws and social conventions that cemented a man's place as head of the household and holder of the purse strings. how suffocated women must have felt. and how liberated they must have been as they pedaled their wheels toward new horizons. what is the central idea of the excerpt