Read the excerpt from eighty years and more: reminiscences, 1815-1897. how well i remember my joy in receiving that prize. there was no sentiment of ambition, rivalry, or triumph over my companions, nor feeling of satisfaction in receiving this honor in the presence of those assembled on the day of the exhibition. one thought alone filled my mind. "now," said i, "my father will be satisfied with me." based on the excerpt, which question would best the reader understand stanton’s view of her achievement? who was stanton’s rival at the academy? how did stanton win a prize? whose opinion matters to stanton? why was stanton offered a prize?

Whose opinion matters to Stanton? is the question that would best help the reader undertand Stanton's view of achievement. The writer is a woman and her father always wanted her to be a boy. The writer's brother died when she was a little girl and her father could never overcome this death. The writer, Stanton, has always wanted to please her father; she has always wanted to be like a boy. Therefore, it is his father's opinion that matters to her.

the answer is c) Who's opinion mattered to Stanton?

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)

" animal is healthy and eternally gratefully that you provided him with a warm home." and "the health and well-being of our animal friends is what is at stake here."