The verb is "trudged".
It's the past simple form of the verb "to trudge" which is a type of a walk, usually slow and heavy as if you have weights on yourself.
The prefix for defendant is codefendant.
The tone is "determined" to change, to get away from racism and injustice and to become real good people, to bring back dignity to those people who had been wrongly mistreated.
Answer:
C. I'm studying Spanish because I've always wanted to visit Spain, and because my Spanish-speaking friends can help me.
Explanation:
'Spanish' is the name of the language; it requires capitalization regardless of its function as a noun or as a hyphenated adjective.