Pawn shops are a lending institution.
I would say (b).
I would say this because both canals aloud for a shorter shipping route between major oceans. A perfect example of this would be the atantic and pacific instead of going around south america they could cut through the middle
This type of advertising is called Testimonial and it's using the technique known as Celebrity Endorsement. In testimonial advertising the message is saying "this person says this product/politician is good", and the celebrity endorsement refers to the link between the product and the famous person. This technique is mainly used in sports, when famous athletes only wear one type of brand, they are telling you "this product is good because this famous person always uses it".
I think the heritage was language and history
