How does the information in the first passage differ from the information in the second passage?

A.
The first passage focuses on timeballs in other countries; the second passage focuses on U. S. timeballs.
B.
The first passage focuses on the timeball in the United States; the second passage gives the general history of timeballs.
C.
The first passage mentions the destruction of timeballs in the 1920s; the second passage does not mention it at all.
D.
The first passage does not mention the Times Square timeball; the second passage frequently mentions it.

d is the best answer for this question.

no, but sometimes i do.

the correct answer is d. in john paston's letter written friday, 14, 1476, he expresses his fear that he may have to go to war.

indeed, although the black death was ravaging europe, the pastons were relatively safe from it due to their social status as they were part of the landed gentry. it is clear that the vast majority of the victims of the pandemic were the poor. the reason why he is weary of having to go to war is because at the particular time england was also devastated by the war of the roses and paston, being a courtesan was inevitably involved.