Read the excerpt from act i of the importance of being earnest.
jack. gwendolen, will you marry me? [goes on his knees.]
gwendolen. of course i will, darling. how long you have been about it! i am afraid you have had very little experience in how to propose.
jack. my own one, i have never loved any one in the world but you.
gwendolen. yes, but men often propose for practice. i know my brother gerald does. all my girl-friends tell me so.
how does this dialogue poke fun at a society that takes marriage too lightly?
jack is joking about his marriage proposal.
jack tells gwendolen that he loves no one else.
gwendolen is happy that jack has finally asked her to marry him.
gwendolen says that her brother proposes to all her friends.

Gwendolen says that her brother proposes to all her friends.

The text is poking fun at the institution of marriage, and the way it was perceived in Victorian times. The author states that men often propose only to "practice" their proposal. What the author wants to show is that marriage was not taken seriously, and that men and women often viewed it in a lighthearted way. It also shows the irony of a society who claims to value marriage above all else, yet cannot take it seriously at the same time.

b.)the road of trials

explanation:

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.