Read this excerpt from From Farm House to the White House. "George can make his home with me, now that his school-days are over," said Lawrence to his mother, anxious to keep his young brother in his own family at Mount Vernon. "But I need him more than you do," objected Mrs. Washington; "you can hardly imagine how I miss him." "So do we miss him when he is not here," responded Lawrence. "George is good company, as much so as a man of twenty-five years of age. I want very much that he should make his home with me." What is the most likely reason why the author includes the details in this excerpt? to explain character motivations to describe the setting and time period to build readers' interest in Mount Vernon to demonstrate George Washington’s qualities

The most likely reason of the author behind including the details in this excerpt is to explain character motivations.

Option A.

Explanation:

‘Farm House to the White House’ is a novel authored by William Makepeace Thayer which depicts the life story of George Washington. From the above mentioned excerpt, we can figure out that George’s mother and his younger brother Lawrence are arguing or rather having a discussion over with whom will George stay. The author have mentioned this details mainly to explain the character motivations. Lawrence motivation to keep George with him is because of his company and the bond they share as a brother. Mrs. Washington’s motive behind keeping his son with her is her motherly attachment and love she have for him.

Option A

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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)