Which of the following actions or situations that one might see in America most nearly resembles the competitive feasting called potlatch, which converts wealth into prestige?
A) Acts of rivalry between high school sports teams, such as wearing sweatshirts displaying words that tout one's own side.
B) The highly publicized donation of a large sum of money from members of an affluent group of Hollywood celebrities to a city or country with a run of bad luck that willingly accepts the gift.
C) A businessman's ownership of three luxury automobiles, which mostly stay in his garage.
D) The grant from an estate of a deceased wealthy family of the family's book collection to a public library.
E) A large birthday party where guests are allowed to indulge in a variety of rich foods.
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