It was only when Will found himself among the poplars, maples and oaks of a grove in Aventine Habitat's eastern park that he figured out why he'd felt so antsy all morning. Why he was so restless that he'd decided to defy the aches and lethargy that were now his constant companions, to leave his room for the first time in weeks and go for a long walk through the habitat. These sentences suggest that the story's conflict will involve Will's struggle with –
A) a hostile environment
B) old age and isolation
C) a complex moral dilemma
D) feelings of inadequacy

B) old age and isolation

Explanation:

The sentences provided describe Will as someone who suffers from the pain and inactivity that comes with old age. Furthermore, they show he hasn´t left his room in weeks, and only leaves it to go on a walk by himself, meaning that he´s also lonely.

The tone of these sentences is rather tense, which can lead us to infer that the conflict will have something to do with the character´s loneliness in his old age.

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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)