The following line from "the story of an hour" describes mrs. mallard: "she did not stop to ask if it were or were not a monstrous joy that held herwhy might she consider her joy monstrous?
a because it was brought about by tragedy
b because she had not planned for it
c because she was afraid to be happy
d because it made her sister angry

Thesis - the cost of a death sentence far outweighs the costs associated with sentencing a convicted criminal to life in prison. which evidence best supports the thesis above xo a. the advent of the death penalty can be traced back to hammurabi's famous set of laws. ✓o b. the state of texas spent almost $1.2 million on the execution of leonard hughes. o c. seventeen states, including washington, currently have criminals awaiting execution o d. many people believe that the death penalty should be abolished for various reasons,