Which is the best interpretation of the speaker's comparison of humans and trees? a) the speaker claims that it is better to remain rooted in one place to truly bloom. b) the speaker suggests that humans, like trees, must give freely to thrive. c) the speaker expresses the idea that both trees and humans are unable to give to every deserving creature. d) the speaker makes the comparison to show that humans should give only to those who are deserving.

B) The speaker suggests that humans, like trees, must give freely to thrive.

Explanation:

The speaker suggests that humans, like trees, must give freely to thrive. Consider this sentence from the passage: They give that they may live, for to withhold is to perish.

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)

a question like this requires the excerpt to be included in order to answer the question.