--Garrett Hardin, "Lifeboat Ethics: The Case Against
Helping the Poor"
What phrase is the author questioning or implying has an opposite meaning
in the passage?

i believe it is he has been given the drum as a joke.

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yes they most likly are and have planed t try to bring human life and supplies there also(due to global warming and other harmful resorces)

there are several different forms of presenting this; each has a very specific format. plays have a very simple format; teleplays, for television shows, or screenplays, for movies, have more complex and strict rules for formatting.

drama

the first of these to be written for the express purpose of being performed were created by the greeks. many of our modern terms derive from greek origins.

comedy

in the greek sense, a play that doesn't end in death. in modern usage, refers to a play that is humorous.

tragedy

in the greek sense, a play that ends with the death of at least one of the main characters. in modern usage, refers to a play that doesn't have a happy ending.