At first, sari was disappointed that she was put in a different group than sarah and cameron, her two best friends. she realized, however, that being in a different group was a blessing in disguise. she probably would have spent more time hanging out with sarah and cameron than doing work. instead, she bonded with some of her other classmates and her group get a good grade.
what role does the idiom in this passage play?

a. it shows that sari didn't at first recognize the benefits of being put in a different group than her friends.
b. it shows that sarah and cameron were also disappointed that they were put in a different group.
c. it shows that sari received a better grade on the project than sarah and cameron did.
d. it shows that it is always better to work with people you don't know well instead of your friends.

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)

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