Check my answer read the passage. excerpt from the alchemist by paul coelho the hills of andalusia were only two hours away, but there was an entire desert between him and the pyramids. yet the boy felt that there was another way to regard his situation: he was actually two hours closer to his treasure… the fact that the two hours had stretched into an entire year didn't matter. why does the author describe how long and how far the boy has traveled in the story? a. by describing the desert and pyramids, the passage allows the reader to see how far the boy has come. (my answer) b. the passage expresses how far the boy has come—and how far he still has to go to realize his dream. c. by showing how close he is to his goal, the passage reinforces the boy’s endless enthusiasm and faith in his destiny. d. the passage reflects the boy’s despair at being so far away from home—and for being gone so long.

b. The passage expresses how far the boy has come—and how far he still has to go to realize his dream.

Explanation:

The answer is indeed B. The author in this excerpt includes several details that allow us to place the boy in a particular time and place. We know that the boy is closer to his treasure, but that he still has a very long way to go. We understand this when the author tells us that he was two hours away from his goal, but that the two hours will stretch an entire year.

b

explanation:

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)