Read this sentence from the interview. The great statues plead for proportion in life, the great symphonies suggest the melody of conduct, and the great plays cultivate the heart and brain. How does the personification in the line "great statues plead for proportion in life" affect the meaning of the interview? A-It indicates that sculptors find it difficult to make their statues lifelike. B-It implies that artists want to be recognized for doing good work C-It suggests that artists create their art to bring harmony to life. D-It conveys the idea that good statues must look like real people.

D

Explanation: "great statues plead for proportion in life" this could be represented as when the artist creates a statue, they want the statue to look realistic. They must be proportionate to a average human, making them a masterpiece.

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)

i think the answer is d.