Read the following excerpt from "the pedestrian" by ray bradbury:
the street was silent and long and empty, with only his
shadow moving like the shadow of a hawk in midcountry.
if he closed his eyes and stood very still, frozen, he could
imagine himself upon the center of a plain, a wintry,
windless arizona desert with no house in a thousand
miles, and only dry river beds, the streets, for company.
which statement best explains how the setting affects the meaning of the
story?
the motif of water and ice conveys the character's shifting
feelings about being alone.
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b. the empty streets suggest that something is terribly wrong with
society
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c. the character's thoughts about arizona suggest that he prefers
the cold, snowy weather.
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d. the reference to 'dry river beds' conveys a feeling of nostalgia for
the wild west

c

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)

yes its b

explanation:

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n arraignment is not a hearing to determine guilt or innocence. it is usually a criminal defendant's first appearance in court