Read this excerpt from “ a visit from the goon squad.”

standing next to bennie, who watched scotty while frenetically working his handset, alex felt what was happening around him as if it had already happened and he were looking back. he wished he could be with rebecca and cara-ann, first dully, then acutely—with pain. his handset had no trouble locating his wife’s handset, but it took many minutes of scanning that section of the crowd with his zoom to actually spot her.

what is happening in this excerpt?
alex is suffering from a flashback and needs the support of his wife and child.
alex recognizes the significance of the moment and wants to share it with his family.
alex registers the chaotic energy of the crowd and fears for the safety of his family.
alex is attempting to locate his wife and child, but his handset is malfunctioning.

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)

c. nature verses humanity is correct