The speaker in these lines from langton hughes's poem "i, too" states that he is "growing strong" eating in the kitchen. which statement best describes the meaning of this declaration?

i am the darker brother.
they send me to eat in the kitchen
when company comes,
but i laugh,
and eat well,
and grow strong. .

a. although he feels ignored by those at the table, the speaker is preparing to take back his position in society.

b. the speaker realizes he does not need those who now sit at the table and therefore focuses on improving himself.

c. even though he is being rejected by those at the table, the speaker is confident and resilient to adversity.

d. the speaker rejects getting from those who now sit at the table and realizes that he must fend for himself.

e. despite being relegated to the kitchen, the speaker still feels he is treated fairly as he is provided with a position in society.

C. Even though he is being rejected by those at the table, the speaker is confident and resilient to adversity.

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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)