Discrimination means judging someone either for their race, religious beliefs and (or) gender.
Huxley is commenting that most people in society prefer to live in "happy ignorance" as opposed to having knowledge. The stars, or truth, are "depressing."
This is because that many find the truth upsetting and would prefer to live in the dark. Huxley is saying that for many, ignorance is bliss.
He reacted because of the gift that he had gotten her. He didnt want her to cut it off.
Answer:
The correct answer is A. Iambic tetrameter (The foot has an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable. This pattern repeats four times in each line). In the excerpt the first syllable is not stressed, and it is followed by a stressed syllable; this is called a iamb.