Read the following excerpt from President Roosevelt's speech to Congress after the attack on Pearl Harbor:
Yesterday, December 7th, 1941 – a date which will live in
infamy - the United States of America was suddenly and
deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire
of Japan.
The United States was at peace with that nation and, at the
solicitation of Japan, was still in conversation with its
government and its emperor looking toward the
maintenance of peace in the Pacific.
What was Roosevelt's likely motive for using the phrase "at the solicitation of
Japan"?
No

Read the quotation from "an occurrence at owl creek bridge." and now he became conscious of a new disturbance. striking through the thought of his dear ones was a sound which he could neither ignore nor understand, a sharp, distinct, metallic percussion like the stroke of a blacksmith’s hammer upon the anvil; it had the same ringing quality. he wondered what it was, and whether immeasurably distant or near by—it seemed both. its recurrence was regular, but as slow as the tolling of a death knell. he awaited each stroke with impatience and—he knew not why—apprehension. the intervals of silence grew progressively longer, the delays became maddening. with their greater infrequency the sounds increased in strength and sharpness. they hurt his ear like the thrust of a knife; he feared he would shriek. what he heard was the ticking of his watch. which best describes the effect of the narration in the excerpt? it suggests that the man being executed feels tranquil and at peace. it suggests that the narrator is sympathetic to the man being executed. it suggests that the plot will become less tense as the story continues. it suggests that the story will become more intense and mysterious.

What favorite memory did the giver share with jonas? in the giver.

What is the climax of chapter 2 of the the sound and the fury? a. the compsons sell their plot of land to send quentin to harvard. b. quentin drops out of school. c. quentin commits suicide. d. caddy gets pregnant.