Read the excerpt from Holes. "Not every Stanley Yelnats has been a failure," Stanley's mother often pointed out, whenever Stanley or his father became so discouraged that they actually started to believe in the curse. The first Stanley Yelnats, Stanley's great-grandfather, had made a fortune in the stock market. "He couldn't have been too unlucky." At such times she neglected to mention the bad luck that befell the first Stanley Yelnats. He lost his entire fortune when he was moving from New York to California. His stagecoach was robbed by the outlaw Kissin' Kate Barlow. In the excerpt, how does the author provide details to suggest that Stanley's mother often chooses to focus on the positive side of a situation? He describes what Stanley's mother often says. He describes what Stanley's mother often feels. He describes how Stanley's mother often behaves. He describes how others often react to Stanley's mother.

He describes what Stanley's mother often says.

Explanation:

Remember, the statement from the excerpt,

"At such times she neglected to mention the bad luck that befell the first Stanley Yelnats."

This statement by the author thus indicates that Stanley's mother often chooses to focus on the positive side of a situation. For example, despite the fact that the first Stanley Yelnat lost his fortune suddenly, no mention was made by her.

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explanation:

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)