Which highlighted word in the passage has connotations that create a calm tone?

I would say Napping as the answer

Explanation:

-Anxious isn't a good choice, because according to the passage there is a part that says "The "anxious" kitten snuggled to the napping golden retriever." which means that the kitten is nervous or scared.

-Startle can't be the answer, reason is not the answer, because that word describes a sudden shock or panic kind of feeling. In the first sentence to the comma mark, it says "Startled by the thunderstorm." So, it describes that the sound of Thuderstorm is pretty much of a shock sound.

-Frigid wouldn't be the best answer either, because the word describes something that is very cold in temperature. In the last of that passage says "The two snoozed by the fireplace on that Frigid winter night." So, it was meant that the two kittens snoozed by the fireplace on that very cold winter.

The word Napping would be a good choice, because the word napping is mostly a calm word say and it describes sleeping for a small amount of time. So, according to passage after the comma mark, it says "The anxious kitten snuggled up to the napping golden retriever." So, its describes that the kittens snuggled up fireplace and sleep for long time.

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)