What is the most likely meaning of the word bloated as it is used in the text from paragraph 6 of Chapter XI? "The vast number of people ruled by the empire became unmanageable, and the bureaucracy required to keep the government running became bloated and corrupt.”
A. Self-centered
B. Filled with air
C. Swollen and full
D. Larger than needed

the most ethic and honorable thing for the newspaper to do are:

be completely transparent in reporting about the company’s attempt to trade favors.

contact other construction companies to tell them about the situation.

these two options are the most ethic because both promote the market fair course, by telling the other competitors about the company attempt to get ahead in the market by trading favors, the market is guaranteed equality and justice in the trading of goods and services.

jenkins wanted the narrator to write a ghost story for his magazine. he wanted the narrator to give the readers a story based on the supernatural. he wanted him to give the readers real 'horror' stories and not the type of live ghosts which he had presented in his earlier stories.