What is one way in which the character elenita in "gravity" shows her independence?
a. she dates gerald despite her mother and father's warning not to.
b. she sabotages larry reyes's new year's party.
c. she wears clothes that are inappropriate for a new year's celebration.
d. she protests the treatment of puerto rican immigrants by the government.

One way in which the character Elenita in "Gravity" shows her independence is by wearing clothes that are inappropriate for a New Year's celebration.

Gravity was written by Judith Ortiz Cofer. Ortiz Cofer is best known for her works of creative nonfiction, and she began her writing career with poetry, which she felt “contains the essence of language.” 

While her mother suggests the green taffeta dress hanging in her closet, Elenita decides by herself and wears something else, which is considered inappropriate for New year's celebration though.

Thereby (C.)

Explanation:

Elenita's internal conflict is to find her independent identity, even though she still feels deeply connected to her family, and wearing inappropriate clothes is a way to trace her independence, and define who she is.

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)

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