Refer to explorations in literature for a complete version of this story. read this excerpt from “water never hurt a man” by walter d. edmonds. "take off your pants, dearie," said the boy in a mock voice, digging in his fingers till john winced. "joe buller can handle your captain smart enough. me, i'll just paddle you to learn you." john, looking up, was afraid. he did not know what to do, but without warning his hands acted for him, and he struck at the square face with all his might. which statement best describes the interaction between the characters in this excerpt? when john strikes the boy, it shows his inner rage. when the boy speaks to john, it shows that the boy is a bully and is antagonizing violence. when the boy taunts john, it shows that the boy is jealous of john’s intelligence. when john is intimated by the boy, it shows that he is weak and unable to stand up for himself.

Plz which statement best describes the motivation of the character pahom in leo tolstoy’s story “how much land does a man need”

Cameron, who has an extreme and unreasonable suspicion of other people and their motives, suffers from paranoia which is a psychological disorder characterized by delusions of persecution or grandeur, was absolutely sure that someone was following him even though he was absolutely alone and hadn't seen a car for miles and miles.

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.