D. address any opposition to his or her claim
Answer:
EIA is a tool that ensures the protection and conservation of the environment and natural resources and ensures a sustainable economic development for any project under construction. ... EIA studies the effect of the surrounding environment on the project as well as the effect of the project on the surrounding environment.
Explanation:
Some of the elements which can be considered to be gothic in "the pit and the pendulum" are darkness, internal struggle, horror and terror experienced by the main character, lack of freedom, torture, etc.