Beatrice goes shopping at her local book store for something new to read. She plucks a book off the shelf, flips it open, and reads the following excerpt: “It was the harshest, most miserable winter in memory. I was certain Valley Forge would be the end of me and my fellow soldiers. My musket was full, but my water skin was empty. One man’s shoes had been worn down to nothing during the march. He tied cowhides to his feet. But on he marched for the general and our Continental Army. I admired his conviction. I ignored the biting cold and continued on.”

Beatrice believes the story is set during the American Revolution. Which two pieces of textual evidence from the excerpt support her conclusion?

A.
“admired his conviction” and “ignored the biting cold and continued on”
B.
“harshest, most miserable winter in memory” and “Valley Forge would be the end of me”
C.
“shoes had been worn down to nothing during the march” and “He tied cowhides to his feet”
D.
“musket was full, but my water skin was empty” and “the general and our Continental Army”

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)

delfino 2: diez in the desert analysis: the story, delfino 2: diez in the desert was really about not giving up! that is basically the theme of the story, and also being more prepared. the plot of the story was about diez, the main character, traveling through the harsh desert with other immigrants. also, that keeping the group alive and getting them to their final destination. the setting of the story took place in mexico in the harsh desert.