Atree grows in brooklyn by betty smith is a novel about a poor girl named francie nolan who lives in the borough of brooklyn in new york city. in her courtyard grows a tree that thrives despite a lack of water or nourishment and comes to symbolize francie's resilience in the face of hardship. which summary would be an appropriate parody of the original story? a. francie moves to phoenix and a cactus grows in her yard. b. francie plants a large garden in brooklyn. c. francie's family moves from brooklyn to manhattan. d. francie runs away from home to become a forest ranger.

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 author develops a cold, and scared tone. making the reader shudder with fear, and suddenly become cold. i'm guessing that he's writing a scary novel, or maybe about a chilly december night.

the correct answer is (a) . answer should be simple, clear and brief.