Read the excerpt below and answer the question.
there was 1, then, mounted aloft; i, who had said i could not bear the shame of standing on my natural feet
in the middle of the room, was now exposed to general view on a pedestal of infamy. what my sensations
were no language can describe; but just as they all rose, stifling my breath and constricting my throat, a girl
came up and passed me: in passing, she lifted her eyes. what a strange light inspired them! what an
extraordinary sensation that ray sent through me! how the new feeling bore me up! it was as if a martyr, a
hero, had passed a slave or victim, and imparted strength in the transit. i mastered the rising hysteria, lifted
up my head, and took a firm stand on the stool.
which statements identify inferences that can be reached from the passage? select all that apply.
accepting an unjust punishment can be empowering in that it reaffirms a person's convictions.
one should not feel shame when one is being unjustly punished.
when a person is unjustly punished, it reflects poorly on the perpetrator alone.
descriptions of physical punishment are often gratuitous and should be limited.

the correct answer is:   [c]:

                    →     " leave it out. "  

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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)

answer: the essay describes the experience of the english narrator, possibly orwell himself, called upon to shoot an aggressive elephant while working as a police officer in burma.

explanation: