The married lad watched his dad lose his crops, then his wealth, while the hat witnessed worse, constant fleeting of his health. on the porch until the end, father son simply sat. being heir, he got the farm, and the house, and the cat. but what he really wanted most was that one thing that was truly him…his old hat. which explanation best summarizes this excerpt? a) hats are more valuable property than crops in this area of the country. b) the son and his wife took over the farm and even got the cat of the father's. c) the son witnessed his father's demise until his death. the father left the son the estate, but what mattered most was the hat. d) the crops were a disaster, but the father still had accumulated enough wealth to leave behind for his son the farm, the house, the cat, and his hat.

C. The son witnessed his father's demise until his death. The father left the son the estate, but what mattered most was the hat.

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)

i'd say the answer is nuisance. i hope i .