om and Me A light in the darkness My mom is to me, A shining example Of who I hope to be. Her laugh is my sunshine On the dreariest of days. She makes my life joyous In uncountable ways. When a rain cloud of problems Darkens my view, We sit down together And work them all through. If one of life’s stop signs Makes me slam on the brakes, She’ll help me keep cruising Whatever it takes. She says life is a circus, A show with three rings. And with daring and caring We’ll do wonderful things. My mom is a constant; A river that flows. And wherever I may be That is where her heart goes. Which answer best summarizes the poem and incorporates its theme? The speaker shares situations in which her mother lifts her spirits to emphasize that mothers provide comfort in difficult times. The speaker explains her interactions with all the people in her family to show that mothers are the strongest members of the family. The poem lists the solutions a mother finds to her child’s problems to prove that mothers know the answer to every question. The poem describes different things a mother gives her child to demonstrate that mothers often spoil their children.

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)

he can eat everything and drink whatever he wants

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