Which quote refers to esteban?
a.“the only difference between one that stands up good and one that blows over is what kind of stick they're stuck up there on.”
b.“he left all of the sheets and blankets, the knickknacks, and all the kitchen things except for three matching beer mugs. he had taken some of the old magazines and paperback mysteries from the shelf.”
c.“this man you are looking at is an english teacher. he did not come here so he could wash egg foo yung off plates and take orders from a five-year-old.”
d.“he's got warts on his elbows and those eyebrows that meet in the middle.”

often a noun phrase is just a noun or a pronoun:

people like to have money.

i am tired.

it is getting late.

did , cooked , was reading , will do , will prepare , will read

explanation:

the answer is b) ''i hereby express my profound remorse together with my sincere mourning ''.

the reason being that although all of the options provided are valid the main idea of the speech by prime minister junichiro koizumi is to express his and japan's current antiwar pledge.

he states that 59 years had passed since the war, he acknowledges the 3 million japanese that lost their lives during the war and those countries who were affected by their decisions, as well as the way japan intends to develop relationships across the globe however all of this can be summarize to how japan as a whole regrets the war and its consecuences.

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