It introduces your argument and the purpose of the essay. (It catches the reader's attention. You cant just start an essay explaining something an not tell people what you are explaining.)
D. She founded more then a dozen new convents where nun were devoted to prayers. and C. She organized a group of nuns called the discalced carmelites
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Answer:
Generally, progressive reforms, gender role changes, unequal economic gains and cultural seeming permisiveness provoke resistance from more conservative sectors. This is so because the creation or acceptance of new rights implies a transfer of power by the most powerful sectors, which are those who generally support conservative policies, while seeking to maintain the status quo.
Thus, conservatives consider that this type of transfer of rights expands the powers of other social groups, in turn diminishing their own rights and powers. Therefore, tensions are generated between the two groups, which are resolved through political agreements.
They were able to do that with the utility of weapons.