Answer:
Marie Tharp helped transform our understanding of the world during an era when women were first banned, then largely ignored, in the sciences.
Explanation:
Cultural context is simply the situation or practice that is related to value and belief system of a place.
Therefore, the best description of the cultural context of the reading is option A because Marie Tharp helped change the way women were viewed and treated by the sciences and also transform the understanding of the world.
The word "Yet" sounds appropriate but if this is multiple choice I'd like to know the choices.
D connecting compete thought
Based on the excerpt of the student's speech, it can be said that the rhetorical device being used is "Ethos". The excerpt is trying to make an appeal to ethics. The speaker is trying to establish his credibility by making enumeration of what he has done and what he can do.He is trying to convince the audience of his character and his capability.