What can the reader conclude about scrooge from this excerpt from charles dickens's a christmas carol? now, being prepared for almost anything, he was not by any means prepared for nothing; and, consequently, when the bell struck one, and no shape appeared, he was taken with a violent fit of trembling. five minutes, ten minutes, a quarter of an hour went by, yet nothing came. all this time, he lay upon his bed, the very core and centre of a blaze of ruddy light, which streamed upon it when the clock proclaimed the hour; and which, being only light, was more alarming than a dozen ghosts, as he was powerless to make out what it meant, or would be at; and was sometimes apprehensive that he might be at that very moment an interesting case of spontaneous combustion, without having the consolation of knowing it. at last, however, he began to think—as you or i would have thought at first; for it is always the person not in the predicament who knows what ought to have been done in it, and would unquestionably have done it too—at last, i say, he began to think that the source and secret of this ghostly light might be in the adjoining room, from whence, on further tracing it, it seemed to shine. this idea taking full possession of his mind, he got up softly and shuffled in his slippers to the door. a) scrooge is excited about what will happen next, so he feels angry when the ghost appears to be late. b)  scrooge is disturbed by the ghost's presence, so he’s unable to sleep for more than a couple of minutes. c) scrooge is very particular about time, so he starts getting restless when the ghost doesn’t arrive at its appointed time. d) scrooge is alert even in his old age, so he’s prepared for anything the ghost will throw at him. e) scrooge is fearful but curious about the ghost, so he puts his slippers on and goes to the room where the light is shining.

The reader can conclude about Scrooge from this excerpt from Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol that Scrooge is fearful but curious about the ghost, so he puts his slippers on and goes to the room where the light is shining. Option E is correct.

Ebenezer Scrooge is the protagonist of Charles Dickens' 1843 novella, A Christmas Carol.  Dickens describes him like this: "The cold within him froze his old features, nipped his pointed nose, shrivelled his cheek, stiffened his gait; made his eyes red, his thin lips blue; and spoke out shrewdly in his grating voice."

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)

b. legendary founder of thebes