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In" The Rocking - Horse Winner" by D.H.Lawrence, paul's mother, Hester is not an admirable woman in any way. She claims she has no luck ,yet in the opening lines of the story we learn that she is beautiful , married for love ,and has beautiful children. She "started with all the advantages, yet she had no luck".Her love "truned to dust ," and though her children are lovely, she feels as if " they had been thrust..
 
        
             
        
        
        
Answer:
The correct answer is letter A.
Explanation:
When you CONTEND for a championship you are competing for something. We can infer by the meaning of the prefix con- that implies relationship. In this case, when a competition is being held the two teams are rivals.
 
        
             
        
        
        
I want to say Excessive pride can lead to one's downfall.