“i’ll take that poker and hit you! ” i blurted at my father. he looked at my mother and laughed louder. “you told him to say that,” he said. “don’t say such things, richard,” my mother said. “you ought to be dead,” i said to the strange woman. the woman laughed and threw her arms about my father’s neck. i grew ashamed and wanted to leave. “how can you starve your children? ” my mother asked. “let richard stay with me,” my father said. “do you want to stay with your father, richard? ” my mother asked. “no,” i said. “you’ll get plenty to eat,” he said. “i’m hungry now,” i told him. “but i won’t stay with you.” what does the excerpt convey about wright’s personality as a child? a.) he was stubborn and proud. b.) he was afraid of his father. c.) he was shy and deferential. d.) he was easily influenced by others.

A.) He was stubborn and proud.

Explanation:

From the passage, we can conclude that Richard is stubborn and proud. He is clearly comfortable saying what comes to his mind, which is a sign of confidence and pride. Moreover, even though people try to change his mind, he does not do so, which shows that he is stubborn. Finally, Richard does not want to go with his father despite the fact that he is promised food when he is hungry. This shows that he is proud.

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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)