Michael walked eagerly out onto the dock and looked out over the water. He hoped the wind would settle down soon. The storm the night before had not done much damage, but the water was still choppy. None of that mattered to Michael though. He was glad to be right where he stood and was excited that soon he would be out on the water. Michael knew every inch of the shoreline. This was the lake where his father first took him fishing when he was just a little boy and where he had spent all his summers. The tree branches along the shore seemed to wave to him like old friends. Michael knew the spot where he wanted to fish and pictured himself sitting there in the quiet sunlight. He could spend all day here on Lake Manitou and be very happy.
His fishing pole and bait were all ready to go. Michael put on his life jacket, threw his lunch sack in the boat, and put on the cap his dad had given him. Now, all he had to do was wait. His dad was parking the truck and would be there any minute.

In the passage above, what does the underlined sentence mean?
A.
The trees are a pleasant and familiar sight to Michael.
B.
The tree branches hang low to the ground.
C.
The trees along the shore need friends like Michael.
D.
The tree branches are weak from the storm.

dick

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)

do you have a picture of the cartoon?