Which sentence from Heart of a Samurai uses strong, precise words that help the reader imagine the setting?
As Jusuke steered the boat toward home, the fishermen fell silent.
Dark streaks ran like ribbons through the water.
It was Manjiro's job to pluck the fish off the hooks.
He knew he should not ask so many questions, but he couldn't help himself.

The sentence that helps the reader with the setting is "Dark streaks ran like ribbons through the water."

Explanation:

In the Heart of Samurai, the setting is on a lake that is described frequently in the story. The sentence above lets the reader imagine how the water looks while reading. The reader can see that the water is scary and dangerous as they ride in their boat.

The next best sentence that describes the setting is not listed in the choices. It is "Worse, boulders rose out of the water like sharp claws ready to tear the boat to pieces."

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)

b. b. b. is the anoswer