HELP PLEASE The topic of friendship is addressed in the play "Damon and Pythias" and is the main focus in the poem "Friendship."

Which statement best explains how this topic is treated in both texts?

In "Damon and Pythias," the actions of the main characters show the close friendship between the two men, while the poem "Friendship" explores the topic in general terms.

In "Damon and Pythias," the friendship between the two men is tested, while in the poem, friendship is described as cheering the faint and weary.

In "Damon and Pythias," the men's friendship is threatened because of a misunderstanding, while the poem says that friendship "speaks the language of the heart."

In "Damon and Pythias," the friendship of the two men is a cause of envy, while in the poem, friendship is described as being unselfish.

In ralph ellison’s “the black ball” the narrator of the story stretches the truth or lies several times what do you think it is his motivation for being so untruthful

Which of these statements is evaluative in nature a) the short passage creates a brilliant and sketch of gabriel b) resulting from the fact that gabriel is observant, he is also reflective c) the way gabriel looks at his wife shows that he is a detached onlooker d) that gabriel is observant is evident from the minute details he notices

Announcer two: ladies and gentlemen, following on the news given in our bulletin a moment ago, the government meteorological bureau has requested the large observatories of the country to keep an astronomical watch on any further disturbances occurring on the planet mars. due to the unusual nature of this occurrence, we have arranged an interview with noted astronomer professor pierson, who will give us his views on the event. in a few moments we will take you to the princeton observatory at princeton, new jersey. we return you until then to the music of ramón raquello and his orchestra. the passage is from the transcript of the radio adaptation of the war of the worlds by h. g. wells. instead of including expert interviews, h. g. wells uses a narrator to tell about an alien invasion that occurred a few years earlier. by including expert interviews, how does the radio broadcast change the story most effectively? o. a. it puts the story in the past tense, increasing its personal tone. o o b. it makes the broadcast sound more like a fictional story. o o c. it makes the broadcast sound like a news report. o d. it makes the story sound less believable by changing who presents the story's details.