Then the girls had led her here, blindfolded still, through the corridors of betsy johnson's house and shut her in the cellar. it would be an hour before they came to get her, but then rat court would be all over and she would say what she had to say and go home.

for tonight was the grand finale, the trial by fire. there really was no doubt now that she would get in. she could not think of anyone who had ever been invited into the high school sorority and failed to get through initiation time. but even so, her case would be quite different. she would see to that. she could not exactly say what had decided her revolt, but it definitely had something to do with tracy and something to do with the heather birds.

read this passage. in your own words, explain how the central conflict leads millicent to change.

"Initiation" is a short story written by author Sylvia Plath. it tells the story of a girl called Millicent who wants to be a part of a high school sorority. In order o be accepted as a member, Millicent has to complete certain activities. While she takes part of the initiation activities, she starts to question herself, and if she really does want to belong in that community.

Millicent realizes that she does not want to fit in like the rest of the girls at the sorority. The conflict leads Millicent to change, through the symbolism o the heather birds, she realizes that she rather be her unique self than a simple flock of birds. So she decides to revolt against the whole process of initiation and not be accepted into the sorority.

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)

answer: e

explanation: