Read the excerpt from the diary of anne frank. peter i suppose you miss your friends and all. anne it isn't just . . (she breaks off, staring up at him for a second.) isn't it funny, you and i? here we've been seeing each other every minute for almost a year and a half, and this is the first time we've ever really talked. it a lot to have someone to talk to, don't you think? it you to let off steam. peter (going to the door) well, any time you want to let off steam, you can come into my room. what theme is best expressed in this excerpt? peter learns how to be a friend through his conversations with anne. friends and loved ones are only appreciated when you miss them. anne and peter become closer as a result of the struggles they share. sharing a difficult experience can often bring people closer together.

the correct answer is c. he speculates on what might happen at given points in the future in a world without people. alan h. weisman is an american author, professor, and journalist. authors organize their information with a purpose. they present their ideas in an organized way. this is called text structure. weisman uses text structure so as to improve overall comprehension and to prove his points.

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)

what are the phrases to choose from?

theresa is going to be my girl this year, he promised himself as he left the gym full of students in his new fall clothes.