Read the final paragraph of "How We Entered World War 1." In April 1917 the illusion of isolation was destroyed. America came to the end of innocence, and of the exuberant
freedom of bachelor independence. That the responsibilities of world power have not made us happier is no surprise.
To help ourselves manage them, we have replaced the illusion of isolation with a new illusion of omnipotence. That
screen, too, must fall.
Which best explains the purpose of repeating the word "illusion" in the paragraph?
to emphasize that the United States was never completely isolationist nor will it ever be all powerful
to mock the United States' reasons for becoming involved in World War !
to highlight the fact that Wilson based his decisions on false ideas
to demonstrate that the United States' sense of strength is a complete falsehood

covert: hidden or secret

candid: truthful and straightforward

what i get from these phrases is covert means undercover or underground and that's where the flower is in april. on the other hand, may is the month where flowers start to bloom and thats the reason why candid is being used as a word to describe the blossoming period of a flower.

hope this answer you.

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)