Which sentence best states the conflict revealed in this passage from Helen Keller's The Story of My Life?
Have you ever been at sea in a dense fog, when it seemed
as if a tangible white darkness shut you in, and the great
ship, tense and anxious, groped her way toward the shore
with plummet and sounding-line, and you waited with
beating heart for something to happen? I was like that ship
before my education began, only I was without compass or
sounding-line, and had no way of knowing how near the
harbour was. "Light! give me light!" was the wordless cry of
my soul, and the light of love shone on me in that very
hour.
A. Helen is scared that she will never be able to communicate with
her family again
O B. Helen is angry that her mother and teacher aren't helping her to
communicate
C. Helen is sad that her teacher is leaving and will be unable to
communicate with her.
D. Helen is frustrated by the challenges associated with learning to
communicate

in this passage from Helen

Keller's The Story of My Life?

Have you ever been at sea in a dense fog, when it seemed

as if a tangible white darkness shut you in, and the great

ship, tense and anxious, groped her way toward the shore

with plummet and sounding-line, and you waited with

beating heart for something to happen? I was like that ship

before my education began, only I was without compass or

sounding-line, and had no way of knowing how near the

harbour was. "Light! give me light!" was the wordless cry 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)