Read the excerpt from The Call of the Wild. [Thornton] had a way of taking Buck's head roughly between his hands, and resting his own head upon Buck's, of shaking him back and forth, the while calling him ill names that to Buck were love names. What does the description in this excerpt help readers understand about Thornton? He is similar to other sled-dog owners. He is short-tempered with his dogs. He has a witty and fun personality. He has a playful and affectionate nature.

The description in the excerpt helps readers understand the following about Thornton:

D. He has a playful and affectionate nature.

Explanation:

"The Call of the Wild" is a novel by Jack London. The story is about a Buck, a dog that, being stolen from his family and his comfortable life, has to rapidly learn and adapt to his new and harsh life as a sled dog.

John Thornton is one of the men who become Buck's owner. However, unlike others who were willing to even beat Buck to death, Thornton has a playful and affectionate nature, as is revealed in the excerpt. Instead of regarding Buck as a "machine," just something to pull the sled from one place to another, Thornton truly sees Buck as the loving animal he is. He is kind to him. The excerpt describes one of these affectionate moments in which Thornton pets Buck and speaks to him lovingly, yet playfully.

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. both connotative and denotative.