I can’t see the paragraph, but I assume it would be a) bestowed
The most correct answer would be D. <span>Inhabitants of Mars looked toward Earth for various reasons, some rather obvious.
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The last sentence is textual evidence of this.
imperalism is driven by the desire to maintain an image of control
A. Because B doesn't need "...", C shouldn't have "-" and it should have a "," after Lupita, and D shouldn't have "..." either.