Read these passages: macbeth. stars, hide your fires let not light see my black and deep desires. william shakespeare, macbeth, act i, scene iv lady macbeth. come, thick night, and pall thee in the dunnest smoke of hell, that my keen knife see not the wound it makes. william shakespeare, macbeth, act i, scene v these lines to create a scary tone by: a. expressing the idea that the characters know they are sinful and will probably be punished for their crimes. b. creating a sense of evil and showing that both characters believe in supernatural elements. c. showing that macbeth and lady macbeth are in direct opposition and have a deep conflict. d. using the image of darkness to imply that something bad will happen.

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 correct answer is b. in order to explain a point clearly in an essay, it is always better to include a clear example of your ideas. including an scenario in which a family is affected by consumerism will support your argument as well as supporting details, such as quotations from experts and statistics. option a could be correct, but statistics and quotations are supporting ideas rather than clear explanations. choices c and d are simply inadequate. they do not add information about the effects of consumerism, rather they are strategies for engaging the reader