Once upon a time a group of young men sat down in a circle and spoke of mighty things. this is what what said " when the fall of the year comes around, where does the summer go? where does it live? " they decided to follow the sun southward to its home, and so they set out on
some of the earliest memories are of summers on rainy mountain now and then in winter, when i passed by the arbor on my way to draw water at the well, i looked inside and thought of the summer (60-61).
which sentence best explains how the author's personal reflection affects the first passage?
a. it goes into greater detail about what happens to the men.
b. it invited the reader to reflect on the meaning of the theme
c. it shows how the concept of summer has changed
d. it adds a personal dimension to a general theme.

it adds personal dimension to general theme

Explanation:

D. It adds a personal dimension to a general theme

Explanation: In this excerpt from "The Way to Rainy Mountain" by N. Scott Momaday, the sentence that best explains how the author's personal reflection affects the first passage is it adds personal dimension to a general theme. It is a trip into the Kiowas history, myth, religion, and traditions. The narrator goes to visit the Kiowas when his grandmother has just died. The story is told in different voices. The voice of the tribe, the historical commentary and Momaday's voice. These three voices should be blended to understand the past.

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)