Read the excerpt from the story Winter Driving. "This massive storm will be with us for the next few days," the radio announcer said. "The cold front has created dangerous driving conditions throughout the area. If you're out on the road, be careful and drive smart. If you can help it, don't go out in this storm at all," she warned.

Jesper had to get home, but he wasn't too worried because he had always been a cautious driver. He told himself that he would go slowly and take his time. He didn't have to be home at a specific time, which helped. The first half of the drive went off without a hitch, no trouble at all. Although he did see one car on the side of the road, it didn't seem like they were in distress, so he kept driving along. They probably were just nervous and decided to pull over. However, Jesper wasn't nervous. He had driven in treacherous conditions before, and he knew how to handle his vehicle.

As he turned around a bend in the road, the road got quite a bit icier. He could see a small hill straight ahead. He worried for a minute since he was driving slowly and the ice on the road might prevent him from making it up the hill.

Which line from the text best supports the opinion that Jesper is a careful driver?

He told himself that he would go slowly and take his time.
He didn't have to be home at a specific time, which helped.
The first half of the drive went off without a hitch, no trouble at all.
They probably were just nervous and decided to pull over.

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)

you can earn the crowns by answering others questions an being selected brainliest if your answer is the best.

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b is the answer.   i sat on the lumpy sofa, totally exhausted, with a bad taste in my mouth, wondering what i should do next.