Tim insisted that he deserved it, because Karen had had the last orange at breakfast. Karen argued that she was hungrier than he was,
so she should get it.
"Guys, come on," their mother said. "Split it. Here's a knife. Tim, you cut
the apple. Karen can choose the half she wants."
"But what if her half is bigger?" complained Tim.
"Make sure it's even. Then it will have to be fair," said their mother.
"Anyway, once you've done that, you can help me bring in the groceries.
I've got a whole new bag of fruit."
Which statement best describes two themes of this text?
O A. A parent is usually wiser than a child, and logic is not always the
best way to solve a problem.
B. Success is not always defined by getting more, and it is better to
compromise than to win.
c. Arguing can get in the way of solving a prohlom

OA. A parent is usually wiser than a child, and logic is not always the  best way to solve a problem.

Explanation:

In the given passage, the problem of who gets the last apple or how to equally distribute the fruit so as not to anger anyone in the central conflict. While Tim insisted that he deserves it as Karen already had the last orange, Karen believes she should have the last apple considering she's hungrier than Tim.

With the mother's intervention, there is a probable solution to that dilemma. Thus, not only did the mother gave a solution for the problem, but she also brings out the theme of how adults, parents are usually wiser than children and that applying logic is not always a sure way of solving a problem.

Thus, the correct answer is option A.

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)

evertheless he ought to be slow to believe and to act, nor should he himself show fear, but proceed in a temperate manner with prudence and humanity, so that too much confidence may not make him incautious and too much distrust render him intolerable.

explanation: