Scientists are investigating how well different microphones capture and record sounds. They use tools that show how loud the high and low sounds are and a tool that shows how much noise is recorded along with the actual sounds. Which is a scientific question that could be included in this investigation?

Which microphone captures a singer’s low sounds the loudest?
Which microphone sounds best for a female singing rock music?
Which microphone best records high sounds and low sounds?
Which microphone is usually a male singer’s favorite?

you did not attach the discourse, but i assume it to be the discourse on the origin and basis of inequality among men (the original titile in french is: "discours sur l'origine et les fondements de l'inégalité parmi les hommes"), also know as "second discourse". in this discourse, jean-jacques rousseau emphasizes that private property is the basis of all inequalities.

therefore, what enabled the old regime to maintain as long as it did was private property.

in 1859, charles darwin set out his theory of evolution by natural selection as an explanation for adaptation and speciation. he defined natural selection as the "principle by which each slight variation [of a trait], if useful, is preserved".