Read this stanza from the poem "friendship.

friendship needs no studied phrases,
polished face, or winning wiles;
friendship dons no surface smiles.

which theme is best communicated in the stanza from "friendship"?

a. one must be very intelligent to be a true friend.
b. the best way to make friends is to praise people you like.
c. a true friend has a smile to offer, even in the worst of times.
d. true friendship goes much deeper than polite social interactions.

Write a procedure to explain something you already know how to do

In the song mallam sile sings in lines 113 through 130 the knife probably represents

(1) one of the most popular festivals in southeast asia is diwali, the hindu festival of lights. (2) diwali means “row of lights.” (3) several legends claim that the festival was created to celebrate the homecoming of lord rama after more than 14 years of exile. (4) after lord rama defeated the demon ravana, the people placed small lanterns outside of their houses to light their leader’s way home. (5) today, the festival honors many different gods and traditions. (6) most people view diwali as a celebration of hope and a time to remember that good will always overcome evil. (7) people celebrate the five-day festival with an abundance of lights, fireworks, food, and music. (8) many families also pay their respects to different gods by building small altars in their homes. jordan has decided that moving sentence 4 before sentence 3 will improve the organization of the report. is jordan correct in her revision? a) yes, because the revision explains why rama was exiled b) no, the revision disrupts the logical order of the report c) no, the revision moves the answer away from the posed question eliminate d) yes, the revision improves the chronological order of the report