Read the excerpt from chapter 23 of The Awakening. Mr. Pontellier himself had no particular leaning toward horseracing, and was even rather inclined to discourage it as a pastime, especially when he considered the fate of that blue-grass farm in Kentucky. He endeavored, in a general way, to express a particular disapproval, and only succeeded in arousing the ire and opposition of his father-in-law.
Which statement best summarizes the explicit message in the excerpt?
Mr. Pontellier is morally opposed to gambling.
Mr. Pontellier regrets the demise of the Kentucky farm.
Mr. Pontellier’s opinions offend his father-in-law.
Mr. Pontellier’s opinions reflect his conservative nature.

The correct answer is C. Mr. Pontellier's opinions offend his father-in-law.

Explanation

According to the extract, it can be inferred that Mr. Pontellier's opinions offend his father-in-law because this is explicitly expressed in the statement when he says "He made an effort, in a general way, to express a particular disapproval, and he only managed to arouse the anger and opposition from his father-in-law. " Furthermore it can be inferred that Mr. Pontellier's opinions cause anger in his father-in-law because he was against horse racing unlike his father-in-law as expressed in this excerpt "Mr. Pontellier himself had no particular inclination towards horse racing, and even more like discouraging it as a hobby. " Therefore, the correct answer is C. Mr. Pontellier's opinions offend his father-in-law.

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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)