In this excerpt from leo tolstoy's the death of ivan ilyich, ivan is weak and on his deathbed. which sentences show that the young gerasim is a character foil to ivan?

Which of the following best explains why the author chose the compare-and-contrast structure for paragraph 2

Tia and lin had been best friends since kindergarten. both avid soccer players, the girls decided to try out for the high school team together. unfortunately, there was just one open spot, so only one of the girls would be chosen. they both worked hard, and on tryout day, they did their best. when the team roster came out, lin was excited to see that she had made the team but sad that tia had not. tia was happy for her friend and vowed to work harder so she would make the team the next year. which sentence is the exposition of the passage

Sa iyong palagay mahalaga ba ang panukala ni pilosopo tasyo hinggit sa panghuli ng kulog.dapat ba siyang pakinggan ng mga autoridad? bakit?