"too much has already been said and written about woman's sphere … wendell phillips says, 'the best and greatest thing one is capable of doing, that is his sphere.' … leave women, then, to find their sphere. and do not tell us before we are born even, that our province is to cook dinners, darn stockings, and sew on buttons."—lucy stone which of the following statements best connects the excerpt to cultural developments the author witnessed? a. stone refers to the cult of domesticity, arguing that it denies women their right to determine their own way in life. b. stone refers to the second great awakening, crediting it with enriching women's lives beyond the duties of home. c. stone refers to the godey's lady's book, explaining that women do not need instruction from men on common chores. d. stone refers to the liberator, attacking the publication and its editor as excluding women from the cause of abolition.

A. Stone refers to the Cult of Domesticity, arguing that it denies women their right to determine their own way in life.

the expansion of the rule of empires over other territories took place as a result of several reasons including economic, ethnocentric, political, and religious, and exploratory purposes.

in terms of economic purposes: imperial governments aimed to maximize profits and with that purpose they neeeded cheap labor, access to or control of markets to sell or buy products. they also desired to find natural resources (precious metals and land). in the awake of   industrial revolution, dependent colonies provided the necessary raw materials that european factories and market needed to manufacture products.  

ethnocentric: many territories were conquered by imperial territories in an attempt to spread their cultures, values and belief as they considered them to be superior. in the late 19th century, for example, european powers held   the racist belief that inferior races should be conquered in order to “civilize” them.

political: another reason that drove conquer and expansion was patriotism and growing imperial power. it refers to national prestige, pride, and security. empires sought strategic territory to ensure access for their navies and armies around the world.

religious: the aim of converting new member of other religions was another factor that prompted expansion.   christian missionaries from europe established churches in conquered territories during the nineteenth century. thus, they spread western cultural values. furthermore, the imperial nation’s language was spread as well, through educational and religious interactions.

exploratory: imperial nations or their citizens aimed to explore territory that was unknown to them,   for different purposes including medical or scientific research, however, at the very   beginning, they did it to embark on adventure. furthermore, imperial explorers sought to discover, map, and claim territory before their imperial competition did, for national and personal glory as well as to realize the imperialist goal of expansion.

in contrast, the biological controls are self-sustaining, inexpensive and very effective once established. biological control could be used on thousands of golf course acres, improving their biodiversity and quality as wildlife habitat. in the process, the golf industry will be shown to be leaders in an environmental stewardship program of benefit not only to the lands they manage but also to the watersheds in which they exist.