<span>The correct answer is B. Dubai has a thriving economy and is a fast developing area, but there is the sense that little thought has been spared for the environment the city is built upon. Dubai now faces a serious lack of water, which with parching summers and the drought that comes with them, is a big issue.</span>
Hello. You did not enter the text to which this question refers, which makes it very difficult to answer it exactly. However, I will try to help you in the best possible way.
As you showed that the word "author" in line 10 was used as a proper noun, we can consider that the same word in line 4 was used in a general way and did not specify an exact person. This is because proper nouns are terms used to specify something or someone, as the question states that the word "author" was not used with the same meaning in line 4, we can consider that this is the difference.
The surrender concluded a standoff that began with South Carolina’s secession from the Union on December 20, 1860
I believe this is in terms of voting and how certain voters are casted in as one party when they actually voted for another. I do not think it's fair (well I'm pretty sure it isn't but it happens anyway) or truthful.
They were conquered by the Spanish.
