“Frank McCourt, Whose Irish Childhood Illuminated His Prose, Is Dead at 78:” Which sentence from the text most strongly supports the inference that the success of McCourt’s memoir led to widespread fascination about his family and upbringing? Question 23 options: a) “In his mid-60s, he decided to take his own advice, sitting down to commit his childhood memories to paper and producing what he described as ‘a modest book, modestly written.’” b) “Mr. McCourt was awarded an honorary doctorate by Limerick University, and curious tourists can now take ‘Angela’s Ashes’ tours of the city.” c) “They performed a revised version at the Village Gate in 1984,” d) “Critics, enchanted by Mr. McCourt’s language and gripped by his story, delivered the kind of reviews that writers can only dream of.”

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 third one.

hope it

a, overstatement is the answer