Which sentence from the story "the ransom of red chief" is an example of the author's use of speech and actions to develop a character?
a. "the father was respectable and tight, a mortgage fancier and a stern, upright collection-plate passer and forecloser."
b. "about two miles from summit was a little mountain, covered with a dense cedar brake."
c. "he put a red-hot boiled potato down my back," explained bill, "and then mashed it with his foot; and i boxed his ears. have you got a gun about you, sam? "
d. "i ain't attempting," says he, "to decry the celebrated moral aspect of parental affection, but we're dealing with humans, and it ain't human for anybody to give up two thousand dollars for that forty-pound chunk of freckled wildcat."

The sentence from the story "The Ransom of Red Chief" that is an example of the author's use of speech and actions to develop a character is "He put a red-hot boiled potato down my back," explained Bill, "and then mashed it with his foot; and I boxed his ears. Have you got a gun about you, Sam?"

Explanation:

These lines develop Bill's character, we can see through the story that Bill is always following what Samas say that is the best thing to be done, and at the same time we can see his good nature as he becomes closer to the kid they have kidnapped, these lines include both characteristics it shows dialogue and action from that character.

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)

the answer is somber