Which sentences in these excerpts reflect the common theme of soldiers’ reluctance to talk about their war experiences?
a) she knew about the war; she knew i'd been a soldier.
b) it was a difficult moment, but i did what seemed right, which was to say, "of course not," and then to take her onto my lap and hold her for a while
c) this is why i keep writing war stories
d) if they had been reticent men it would have been different, but some of them were talkers and some were even boasters
e) they would discuss their experiences right up to the time of battle and then suddenly they wouldn't talk anymore
f) only recently have i found what seems to be a reasonable explanation, and the answer is simple

The following sentences reflect the common theme of soldiers' reluctance to talk about their war experiences:

B)It was a difficult moment, but I did what seemed right, which was to say, "Of course not". and then to take her onto my lap and hold her for a while. In this sentence it is clear that the narrator does not feel comfortable with the question he has just been asked, and so he chooses to lie to her so that he can avoid going deep in the question he was asked.

E)They would discuss their experiences right up to the time of battle and then suddenly they wouldn't talk anymore. In this sentence the author shows how unwilling the soldiers are to talk about war and how they can go from talking about the battle to suddenly not talking anymore, as if they are blocking the memories away.

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)

third person

explanation:

note the usage of names and pronouns, "james" & "the old man". this alone can confirm it as third person, as first person uses "i" and the like, while second person uses "you" and the like.

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