Read the excerpt from "the legacy of billy mason." outside, the windmill continued its eerie creaking and moaning, and the light of the moon scarcely penetrated the dirt on the glass in the only window in the bedroom. lying there in the darkness, billy looked at the door again and again. what was behind it? did it hide some awful secret? did something monstrous lurk there? then suddenly, as he watched, the door slowly opened, and as it opened, he saw his own name glowing in the darkness: billy mason. what can the mood of the excerpt best be described as? tragic lighthearted nostalgic mysterious

The answer is: mysterious.

Throughout the passage there are several clues to admit that its mood is of a mysterious nature. As such we can analyze these figures: the light, metaphorically, as that which would uncover something secret, but that is barely is to enter through the only window; Billy, staring at the door, wondering what lies behind it, what secret it conceals; and, finally, Billy discovering that behind the wall lies nothing other than his own name. The mood of the passage is certainly mysterious.  

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)

answer: the prince warns the 2 families that if they get into another fight they will be put to death