Read the excerpt from Story of My Life by Helen Keller
Which line from the excerpt is an important detail that
would be included in a summary of the excerpt?
It was the most comical shapeless thing
I tumbled off the seat and searched under it until I found
my aunt's cape
the absence of eyes struck me more than all the other
defects
but immediately I lost all interest in the doll,
My aunt made me a big doll out of towels. It was the most
comical shapeless thing, this improvised doll, with no nose
mouth, ears or eyes-nothing that even the imagination of
a child could convert into a face. Curiously enough, the
absence of eyes struck me more than all the other defects
put together. I pointed this out to everybody with provoking
persistency, but no one seemed equal to the task of
providing the doll with eyes. A bright idea however, shot
into my mind, and the problem was solved. I tumbled off
the seat and searched under it until I found my aunt's cape,
which was trimmed with large beads. I pulled two beads off
and indicated to her that I wanted her to sew them on my
doll. She raised my hand to her eyes in a questioning way
and I nodded energetically. The beads were sewed in the
right place and I could not contain myself for joy, but
immediately I lost all interest in the doll

explanation:

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administration noun

the government of a country

affairs

events and activities relating to the government, politics, economy, etc. of a country, region, or the world

the corridors (of power)

the places where people use their political influence and major political decisions are made

government

the process, method, or effects of governing

play politics

to use politics for your own reasons, without caring about the effects on other people

political

relating to politics

political

interested or involved in politics

politically

in a political way

politicize

to bring an issue, organization, way of doing something, etc. to the attention of the public so that it can be discussed

politicize

to make someone more interested and involved in politics

politicking

political activity by someone who is only interested in doing things for their own advantage, not in other people

politics

the ideas and activities involved in getting power in a country or over a particular area of the world

politics

the profession of being a politician

politics

the ideas and activities used by people within a particular group to try to get power

public affairs

political issues that affect most people

public life

work that involves being known to a lot of people, especially in politics, but also in religion and education

public office

a job in the government that you have because you were chosen or elected

public service

work or important positions in the government, or in organizations controlled by the government

representation

in politics, the job of officially people and making decisions for them

sociopolitical

involving a combination of social and political matters

state

the government of a country

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)

the second option.is correct

a. is the correct answer