Expository writing is meant to inform a reader about a certain topic. Because of this, D is the correct answer.
The Principle Of Matter. What he means by this is that he knows he should not have done what he did. (Or so I have found out. Hope this helps!) :0
Old :
Spiritual, mental wellbeing, health, the past, nobility.
Settled:
Strong, powerful, stability, control (of things), relaxed, conscious.
Parallelism I’m pretty sure because it’s talking about the same things, which is how they felt.
