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So what is the question??
If you are asking the difference between the two words, then a partner means a pair of two people working together on a project or activity, where as a friend is a person in which one has a close bond or relationship with that is platonic.
D. State boards of education are those who determine the content of textbooks.
Obviously, students and students' parents have nothing to do with this decision. Ultimately, teachers don't either - they are there just to teach the material found in the textbooks.
Ballad means 'slow'. Usually to desribe a songs pace.