Read the text trailer for the short story “4102 Elm Street.” Strange noises. Weird odors. No one seen going either in or out. Andrew knew something strange was going on in the house across the street, and he was determined to find out what it was. Armed with time, a map of the neighborhood, and a magnifying glass, Andrew set out to solve the mystery of 4102 Elm Street. Andrew had no idea what secrets he would find.

Which sentence would be most effective to add to the end of this trailer?

O Even if Andrew did not discover any secrets at all, he decided to investigate because last summer was really boring.
O In fact, only one thing was certain: This would either be the best summer of his life . . . or the worst.
O Before he set out on his search, he decided to see if his best friend Oscar wanted to accompany him.
O Luckily, in his search for answers, Andrew did not encounter any danger or come to any harm.

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)

what is a theme?

ans: the implicit idea of a written work of literature is called a theme.

so, the only theme of "birdfoot's grampa" by joseph bruchuc is that as a human being one should always remember the value of every life on earth.

the grampa is stopping the car again and again to save those little toads from washing away in the heavy rain is an act of kindness and humanity.

the anwser is b because his violence took on the form