"His use of the first-person singular pronoun “I” shows that he feels empowered and free."
Reading can improve the memory. Reading helps you maintain concentration, and allows your mind to process the events happening before you.
I would say B the interest of your classmates <span />
I believe the answer is the third option "Because outside research adds scholarship to my own opinion." Hope this helps. (ノ◕ヮ◕)ノ*:・゚✧
It means conditions that are on the margin, the margin being that region of the operational envelope that is right on the edge between acceptable and unacceptable.