2read the following passage from "the pig" in which kibuka considers what to do after his pet pig has just been accidentally hit and killed by a motorcyclist. the idea of eating the pig had never entered kibuka's mind. while sitting beside the body, he had been seriously considering just whereabouts in the shamba he could bury it. now he opened his mouth to tell musisi in no uncertain terms that eating one's good friends was a practice reserved for barbarians: and then, he suddenly had a clear picture of himself struggling to dig a grave. he was sure no kalasandans would want to him do it. then came the realization of the effect a perpetual reminder of his porking friend in his shamba would have on him. he did not think he could stand it. far better, indeed, to let the past bury itself and, besides, why deprive his fellow villagers of a tasty treat? they were, after all, the people who had nourished the creature on their leftovers. which of the following statements best expresses the main idea of this paragraph? a. kibuka is angry with musisi for suggesting that he might want to eat the pig. b. kibuka decides to share the meat of his pig with the people who him keep it. c. kibuka becomes aware of the fact that he does not know of a proper place to bury his pig. d. kibuka recognizes that he cannot bury his pig without the of the people in his shamba. read the following passage from "marriage is a private affair."

The excerpt shows how the story unravels after the accident. In the beginning, when the protagonist - Kibuka gets the gift it is meant to be eaten, but he decided to keep it.  Amidst these inner conflict and confusion, after the accident he shares this gift with his friends. It is an irony that the author presents with this example. The correct answer is B.  

themselves

an intensive pronoun is a pronoun that ends in self or selves, such as himself, herself, themselves, yourself, ourselves. since band members is a third person plural, the correct intensive pronoun would be themselves. if the band was talked about as a collective noun, itself would be the appropriate intensive pronoun. intensive pronouns are used to add emphasis to the noun it's modifying which is why it directly follows it.

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)