Do you think Dally is a positive influence on Pony and Johnny or a negative influence?

I believe that Dallas was both a positive and a negative influence on Johnny and Ponyboy. Although he was a bad person in general, he was there for the people he cared about when they needed him. That makes him a little misunderstood. He stood up for his friends and protected them. He even gave Johnny and Ponyboy the gun and money and helped them.

Even though there are ways Dally can be considered a good person, he could also be thought of as a bad one. Dally was always the one hitting on the girls. He did so many bad things and got caught by the police. Some of the things he was doing were illegal, and that's what ended up taking him in the end. He did good things for the ones he loved, but not so much for anyone else.

Dally is a pretty complex character, so there are many ways to perceive his actions. Sometimes the good overcomes the bad with ones actions. Other times it doesn't. But sometimes, like in this case, it's pretty even.

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)

sugar had three basic uses in ancient india. it was used in religious rites, consumed as a snack, and was considered a kind of medicine.

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