7. part a: which of the following best explains the meaning and significance of the poem quoted after paragraph 179? a. the poem describes a man dying in a foreign place, just as the crewmen have died at sea.
b. the poem describes a soldier dying for a cause, in contrast to the ship suddenly sinking and the four survivors stranded in the ocean.
c. the poem describes a man dying alone, which is how the correspondent feels even though he is surrounded by three other men.
d. the poem describes a soldier dying, the meaning and impact of which never occurred to the correspondent before being himself confronted with the possibility of death.
The Open Boat by Stephen Crane

best choice A

Explanation:

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 are the choices and the passage take a picture