The correct answer should be <span>a. self-assertion.
She considers herself to finally be free now that her husband died. She feels that she has the right to be alone and do what she wants without being neglected.</span>
Simple...
If I remember correctly, Huckleberry Finn did not want his drunken dad to steal all his money and blow it all on unnecessary things (beer), so he tried to give it to Judge Thatcher.
Thus, your answer.
Semi colon because after it says humans it is contradicting itself by saying the opposite. Hope it helps
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research..? only because it makes sense, and to do research one has to physically gather information, then evaluating it by picking out key points. in the end organising what youve discovered.