A! I just did the unit test review and got that specific question correct! :D
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[She] had kindled the callow fancy of the most idle and shiftless of all
the village lads, and had conceived for this Howard Carpenter one of
those absurd and extravagant passions which a handsome country boy of
twenty one sometimes inspires in a plain, angular, spectacled woman of
thirty. (Willa Cather, "A Wagner Matinee")
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Answer:
The closest answer to the definition would be option B. a refusal to conform to society's expectations
Explanation:
Self-reliance is the ability to do things and make decisions by yourself, without needing other people to help you. Self reliance such as learning to tie one's own shoes gives children a sense of pride and accomplishment. Self reliance is the ability to depend on yourself to get things done and to meet your own needs.
