Read this passage from “birches.” which of the following is not a lesson about life that the boy learned from riding the trees?

he learned all there was
to learn about not launching out too soon
and so not carrying the tree away
clear to the ground. he always kept his poise
to the top branches, climbing carefully
with the same pains you use to fill a cup
up to the brim, and even above the brim.
then he flung outward, feet first, with a swish,
kicking his way down through the air to the ground.
a) the importance of timing
b) keeping his poise
c) being careful
d)telling the truth

The answer is: D) Telling the truth

The right answer is the D) Telling the truth.

Explanation: Just to elaborate a little on the answer, it can be added that the boy learned the importance of timing, since he learned "about not launching out too soon." In addition, he also learned about being careful, since he climbed "carefully, with the same pains you use to fill a cup up to the brim, and even above the brim," and about keeping his poise, that is, about remaining steady. There are no references about learning to tell the truth, so option D should be discarded.    

i love cake

and don't hate

i know i'm fat

but what's wrong with that

i cant rap

but im sure ya know that

its just for fun

so quit hatin' son

~courtney

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)