His brother, fell before his feet, and cried, "thy claim all men allow: o come, our lord and king be thou." but ráma nobly chose to be observant of his sire’s decree. he placed his sandals in his hand a pledge that he would rule the land: and bade his brother turn again. then bharat, finding prayer was vain, the sandals took and went away; nor in ayodhyá would he stay. but turned to nandigráma, where he ruled the realm with watchful care, still longing eagerly to learn tidings of ráma’s safe return.

bharat is characterized as a( king.

ineffective
envious
reluctant
spineless

Why does the author follow up on the story of martin torres near the end of the article? what important ideas does this part of the article support?

The war of the worlds by h. g. wells but, looking, i presently saw something stirring within the then something resembling a little gray snake, about the thickness of a walking stick, coiled up out of the writhing middle and wriggled in the air toward me – and then another the war of the worlds (radio broadcast) by orson welles good heavens, something's wriggling out of the shadow like a gray snake. now it's another one, and another. they look like tentacles to me. which sentence best describes the tone of the passage from the book compared to the passage from the radio broadcast? a. the book has a more matter-of-fact tone, b. the book has an angrier tone. c. the book has a scarier tone. d. the book has a more surprised tone.

The purpose of an informative essay is to express personal feelings about a topic. describe events from a certain point of view. instruct the reader about a topic. express and defend an opinion.