Jose waits for his event to start, knowing that he needs to beat Tim so he can go to State. He adjusts his swim cap and looks out at the pool where other people
are racing. The announcer calls his event. Jose stands and walks to the edge of
the pool. He climbs onto his block, adjusts his goggles, and lets his arms hang
loose. When the shot rings out, he launches off the block, thinking only one
thing: I have to win.
Which of the following sentences from the story builds the most tension?
A. He adjusts his swim cap and looks out at the pool where other people are
racing.
B. He climbs onto his block, adjusts his goggles, and lets his arms hang
loose.
HELP

B. He climbs onto his block, adjusts his goggles, and lets his arms hang

loose.

EXPLANATION:

Looking like that increases the body tension.

Hope this helps

Pls mark as brainliest if you want

this is too much for 25 pts. and brainliest

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)