On page 91Anne states, "Nothing but tumult and uproar yesterday...we are all-still very het up about it...you might ask, does a day go by without some excitement??"
What word in this sentence has a negative connotation (feeling), even though it
USUALLY has a positive connotation (feeling)?

affirmative action refers to the policies that take gender, race, or ethnicity into account in order to promote equal opportunity.

employers subject to title vii are prohibited from taking race or sex into account in any employment decisions. aa is a penalty for having any job group substantially statistically "underutilized" in any race or either sex. the employer must take steps to eliminate the underutilization, then stop, ending its aa efforts

all of the

the exclusive possession or control of the supply or trade in a commodity or service.