(I NEED HELP FAST)

While doing some reading for a current events project in her government class, Melanie read the following headlines for articles about the town mayor :

“ following economic gains, mayors approval rating climbs to 45 percent”

“ Despite strong economy, Fewer than half of citizens approve of mayor”

Based on these headlines which of the following is likely to be a point of conflict, or disagreement, between these two texts

A) whether The public perception of the mayor is poor or improving

B) what the mayors actual approval rating currently is

C) The current state of the economy in the mayors area

D) The reasons behind the mayors current approval rating

Read the quotation from "an occurrence at owl creek bridge." and now he became conscious of a new disturbance. striking through the thought of his dear ones was a sound which he could neither ignore nor understand, a sharp, distinct, metallic percussion like the stroke of a blacksmith’s hammer upon the anvil; it had the same ringing quality. he wondered what it was, and whether immeasurably distant or near by—it seemed both. its recurrence was regular, but as slow as the tolling of a death knell. he awaited each stroke with impatience and—he knew not why—apprehension. the intervals of silence grew progressively longer, the delays became maddening. with their greater infrequency the sounds increased in strength and sharpness. they hurt his ear like the thrust of a knife; he feared he would shriek. what he heard was the ticking of his watch. which best describes the effect of the narration in the excerpt? it suggests that the man being executed feels tranquil and at peace. it suggests that the narrator is sympathetic to the man being executed. it suggests that the plot will become less tense as the story continues. it suggests that the story will become more intense and mysterious.