Lady bracknell. i am to hear it. i do not approve of anything that tampers with natural ignorance. ignorance is like a delicate exotic fruit; touch it and the bloom is gone. the whole theory of modern education is radically unsound. fortunately in england, at any rate, education produces no effect whatsoever. if it did, it would prove a serious danger to the upper classes, and probably lead to acts of violence in grosvenor square. what is your income? —the importance of being earnest, oscar wilde what does this passage most clearly reveal about lady bracknell? she believes in the importance of education. she believes in equality among all people. she believes that ignorance is a desirable trait.

C) She believes that ignorance is a desirable trait.

Explanation: In the given excerpt from "The Importance of Being Earnest" by Oscar Wilde, we can see the description of Lady Bracknell's about she thinks ignorance is a desirable trait, because she says that if education really worked, and people weren't ignorant, they will be a threat for the upper classes and it could be the cause of violent acts, so the correct answer is option C.  

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)