The correct answer is <em><u>option A.</u></em> Porter is writing <em><u>social history</u></em> because he is focusing on lives of large numbers of ordinary people. He is examining letters, journal entries, autobiographies and newspapers from that time to see how the fear of the  disease affected the lives of ordinary people. Porter is trying to recollect data from that time and put together a piece that describes how society was affected by the  influenza pandemic, which was a consequence of World War I, an historic event that shaped and changed many societies, specially the ones from Europe.
 
        
             
        
        
        
Answer:
This is a common idiom.
Explanation:
This idiom refers to the difficulty associated with starting something, but once you get the ball rolling, it seems relatively easy.
 
        
             
        
        
        
Answer:
level of innovation in a firm.
Explanation:
Patents are a result of innovations. The higher the number of patents a firm has is a pointer that the firm is very innovative.
 
        
             
        
        
        
Answer:
hey sherlock!!
Explanation:
figure it out on ur own!!