Which excerpt from “broken chain” states the most cause-and-effect relationships?

“he cursed himself for being stupid, yelled at his bike for being cheap, and slammed the chain onto the cement. the chain snapped in another place and hit him when it popped up, slicing his hand like a snake’s fang.”

“he peeked through the hedge. she was wearing a sweater with a checkerboard pattern. a red purse was slung over her shoulder.”

“ernie looked through the hedge, with one eye closed, at the girl. ‘she’s not the one who messed with frostie and me,’ he said finally. ‘you still wanna borrow my bike? ’”

“alfonso couldn’t believe his luck. what a brother! what a pal! he promised to take ernie’s turn next time it was his turn to do the dishes. ernie hopped on raymundo’s handlebars and said he would remember that promise.”

(A)

Explanation: “He cursed himself for being stupid, yelled at his bike for being cheap, and slammed the chain onto the cement. The chain snapped in another place and hit him when it popped up, slicing his hand like a snake’s fang.”

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)

c, his tragic flaw to cause his downfall