PLEASE HELP GUARTEE BRAINLIEST The student newspaper was printing the story the next day. April knew that the other students would freak out when they read that the student council had not raised enough money to pay for the prom. She told her friends that it was not a big deal. In the previous ten years, the student council had only raised enough money for the prom once. Local businesses always chipped in before the other students found out about the lack of funds. She hoped that telling people this would help stem the hysteria that the newspaper story was bound to cause.
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Based on its context in this passage, what does the word stem mean in the last sentence?
A.
to stop or hold back
B.
a vertical support
C.
a stalk or trunk
D.
to stimulate

Plz i need someone to write me a narrative from scratch

Which word best describes the author's tone in this excerpt from "that spot" by jack london? i don’t think much of stephen mackaye any more, though i used to swear by him. i know that in those days i loved him more than my own brother. if ever i meet stephen mackaye again, i shall not be responsible for my actions. it passes beyond me that a man with whom i shared food and blanket, and with whom i mushed over the chilcoot trail, should turn out the way he did. i always sized steve up as a square man, a kindly comrade, without an iota of anything vindictive or malicious in his nature. i shall never trust my judgment in men again. why, i nursed that man through typhoid fever; we starved together on the headwaters of the stewart; and he saved my life on the little salmon. and now, after the years we were together, all i can say of stephen mackaye is that he is the meanest man i ever knew. a. excited b. ironic c. indignant d. playful

What is the main problem with the following critique? “you put some thought into it, but you obviously do not care much about the topic you are presenting.” a. it is not ethical. b. it is not constructive c. it is not specific. d. it is not behavior focused.