Excerpt from: the first tears — based on an inuit folktaleelizabeth kibler5 amak became exasperated as he watched the seals swim away into the dark water. however, amak’s spirits rose when he saw a lone seal sitting alone near the edge of the water. sure that the seal did not see him, he advanced stealthily and stayed as quiet as possible. at the last moment, and with a burst of energy, amak sprang toward the remaining seal; however, he was too late, as the animal jumped into the water to join the rest. he collapsed onto the ground in sorrow. as amak got up, he felt a feeling he did not recognize. water started running down the sides of amak’s face. he touched the warm water and tasted it. it was as salty as the ocean flowing in front of him. amak felt himself making strange noises and choking as the water flowed from his eyes. 6 amak's wife and son heard the strange noises and came to find him. when they finally caught sight of him, he still had water pouring from his eyes. his wife and child were very afraid because they did not understand. after amak told the story of the seals and how they eluded his grasp, water began to flow from his wife’s and son’s eyes, too. amak and his family wept because of the seals. that is how people learned to cry. in the sixth paragraph the word eluded meansa) jumped. b) forced. c) avoided. d) pierced.

C) avoided. Avoid means to keep away from or stop away from doing (something). In this case the seal eluded or kept away from Amak.

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)

first aid for seizures is aimed at keeping the person safe until the seizure stops on its own. stay calm, loosen anything around the person's neck, do not restrain them or put anything in their mouth, clear the area around them, and stay with them after the seizure stops.

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