Refer to Mesmerized: How Ben Franklin Solved a Mystery that Baffled All of France for a complete version of this text. Part A

Why does Franklin think he has to help the king investigate Dr. Mesmer?

A. He believes he must repay the king.

B. He thinks it is the only way to prove Dr. Mesmer’s powers are real.

C. He wants the king to reward him.

D. He worries that Dr. Mesmer will become more popular than he is.

Question 2

Part B

Which detail from Mesmerized best supports the answer to Part A?

A.“Even Ben's own grandson wrote to him from England to say that he had joined Mesmer's secret society."

B.“The king had already sent aid to the struggling colonists, so Ben owed him a very big favor.”

C..“The king appointed a group of scientists and doctors to help Ben.”

D.“And yet the French treated Ben like a celebrity. Poets wrote verses in his honor.”

we need the essay, also i think its either A or 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)