Read the excerpt adapted from the count of monte cristo by alexander dumas
the quay was soon covered with the usual crowd of curious onlookers, for the arrival of a ship is always a great event in the town of marseilles, especially when, like the pharaon, it has been built, rigged and laden in the city and belongs to a local shipowner.
meanwhile the vessel was approaching the harbor, but so slowly and with such an air of melancholy that the onlookers, instinctively sensing misfortune, began to wonder what accident could have happened on board. however, the experienced seamen among them saw that if there had been an accident, it could not have happened to the ship herself, for she had every appearance of being under perfect control. standing beside the pilot, who was preparing to steer the pharaon through the narrow entrance of the harbor, was a young man who, with vigilant eyes and rapid gestures, watched every movement of the ship and repeated each of the pilot's orders.
the vague anxiety hovering over the crowd affected one man so much that he could not wait until the ship entered the harbor: he leaped into a small boat and ordered the boatman to row him out to meet the pharaon.
what does the phrase “for the arrival of a ship is always a great event in marseilles” suggest about the town of marseilles?
a.
the town looked forward to change and innovation.
b.
the town arranged parades for ships entering the harbor.
c.
the town typically lacked a large amount of activity.
d.
the town relied on ships for news from other towns.

c. the town typically lacked a large amount of activity.

Explanation:

just took the test.  also this shows that they didn't have much activity and they were happy to see a change that was more interesting.

the answer:

in the first part of the story running is all that matters to squeaky. running gives her confidence and defines who she is. at the beginning of the story she says that other kids call her mercury because she runs very fast. in the text she refers to herself as "miss quicksilver".

the line that provides the best evidence that squeaky has self-confidence is

" and i continue with my breathing exercise, strolling down broadway toward the ice cream man on 145th with not a care in the world cause i am miss quicksilver herself".

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)