James offers to take carol to a meeting in his new
convertible. carol replies that she does not believe
convertibles are safe, top up or down. weeks later, carol is
looking for a way to get to the airport so she does not have
to pay for long-term parking. james again offers her a ride
in his convertible. she jumps at the chance to save the
parking fees. she explains that she will just have to close
her eyes and take the risk.
based on this work of satire, what is most likely the author's opinion?
a. carol is fairly consistent in what she believes.
b. carol needs to learn how to respect her friends.
c. carol should study the risks of flying compared to the safety of
convertibles.
d. carol values her money more than her convictions about safety

D. Carol values her money more than her convictions about safety

Explanation:

From the passage, it is evident that Carol is more conscious about the money she had to spend on the parking fees than her own safety in travelling in a convertible. Before, she rejected James's offer to give her a ride, citing safety issues and that she would never ride in a convertible whether the top is up or not. But when the issue is between riding the same car and paying parking fees, she decided too ride it just so she can save some money. In the face of spending money, the author thinks that Carol can forego her convictions of safety as long as she will be able to not spend money at all.

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)