How does the setting add to the content of the story?
the setting is dark and unwelcoming, foreshadowing an unhappy outcome for the protagonist.
the setting is dark and plain, allowing the small observances to take center stage in the story.
the setting is dull and dark, allowing the reader to understand how the protagonist perceives the world.
the setting is dark and gloomy, revealing the difficult conditions the protagonist must face.

the most ethic and honorable thing for the newspaper to do are:

be completely transparent in reporting about the company’s attempt to trade favors.

contact other construction companies to tell them about the situation.

these two options are the most ethic because both promote the market fair course, by telling the other competitors about the company attempt to get ahead in the market by trading favors, the market is guaranteed equality and justice in the trading of goods and services.

(you didn't attach a copy of the poem, but i'm answering as best as i can)

since a simile compares two unlike things using like or as, it kind of gives an item the ability to do something it can't.

example: "the player was like a tiger on the field"

in this sentence, the simile conveys the idea that the player was fast and strong, like a tiger.