Read the passage. Flax is a plant with many uses, and it has been cultivated since ancient times. Growing two to four feet tall, the plant has slender stalks,
spear-shaped leaves, and flowers with five petals. The attractive flowers are most often blue, though sometimes white or pink. The plant also has
round seedpods: inside each pod are two seeds. Flax grows best in cool, moist conditions.
People have found ways to use almost every part of the flax plant. Fiber from flax stalks is used to produce linen cloth. Stronger than
cotton, linen dries quickly, and linen clothes feel cool in hot weather. Lower-grade linens are used to make thread and twine. Ground or whole
flaxseeds are often added to baked goods, such as breads, pancakes, and cereals. Flaxseed oil is edible and researchers believe that it may reduce
the risk of heart disease. Ground flaxseed can also be used to produce linseed oil, a key ingredient in oil paints and wood finishes. Even the
leftovers from flax processing have an important function; they are fed to livestock.
How does the author of the passage develop the idea that flax is valuable?
O 1. by providing examples of food items and industrial products that are made from flax
2. by showing why flaxseed products are worth more than products made from flax fiber
03. by describing how the parts of the flax plant are used to produce linen cloth and thread
4. by suggesting that human societies have always recognized the benefits of cultivating flax

in that passage i would say the sentence which best describes the overall impact of the setting is when they mention the absence of people because it suggests that taking a walk at night is unusual.

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)