Read the section below and select the best analysis of the author's intention. "well," she said, "i think i'll look around to-morrow. i've got friday and saturday, and it won't be any trouble. which way is the business part? \" minnie began to explain, but her husband took this part of the conversation to himself. "it's that way," he said, pointing east. "that's east." then he went off into the longest speech he had yet indulged in, concerning the lay of chicago. "you'd better look in those big manufacturing houses along franklin street and just the other side of the river," he concluded. "lots of girls work there. you could get home easy, too. it isn't very far." carrie nodded and asked her sister about the neighbourhood. the latter talked in a subdued tone, telling the little she knew about it, while hanson concerned himself with the baby. finally he jumped up and handed the child to his wife. a) the author reveals carrie's yearning for the idyllic family life she sees her sister enjoying. b) the author attempts to portray hanson as being dismissive of his wife, not seeing her as an equal partner. c) the author reveals the emerging tensions between minnie and carrie because of carrie's freedom and independence. d) the author attempts to portray minnie as being oversensitive to criticism from her husband, but careful to disguise it from carrie.

The correct answer is B) The author attempts to portray Hanson as being dismissive of his wife, not seeing her as an equal partner

This excerpt comes from the novel “Sister Carrie” , written by Theodore Dreiser in which he relates about the life of Carrie Meeber who comes from humble beginnings to become a superstar. Her sister Minnie is married to Sven Hanson who is hard working and saving for a better future for his family.

Question: select the BEST analysis of the author's intention.

B) The author attempts to portray Hanson as being dismissive of his wife, not seeing her as an equal partner.

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)

the answer should be d) he was one of those young thousands who greeted the war with a certain amount of relief, welcoming the liberation from webs of tangled emotion" since it is the best option because it shows his desire to free himself.

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