The answer would be all of the above. You should consider what your audience already might know so that you don't repeat the things that they do. You need to know where you can find credible sources of information to support your thesis statement. You definitely need to know what the purpose of your report is, because if you are writing without a purpose, your report will sound unprofessional and badly written. So, the correct answer would be:
C) All of the above
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<span>Prince Prospero can also symbolize the superiority that man sometimes thinks he/she has. Prince Prospero thought that by sequestering himself and his guests that he could somehow cheat death. Only the higher social class was invited to his "ball," which represents how Prospero viewed this class as being more important than any others "below" it. Prospero can also symbolize how out of touch the upper class was with the lower classes in society. Perhaps Prospero and his revelers felt they deserved to live and the lower social classes did not simply because they had money and power. Unfortunately, this is not the case. Death affects all.</span>