In the story of an hour by kate chopin, mrs. mallards initial reaction to her husbands death is grief. what is the first indication that mrs. mallard has had a change of heart about her husbands death?

When she realizes that she is finally free, silently exclaiming under her breath "free, free, free!" shows the moment she had a change of heart.

Explanation:

Mrs. Mallard at first seems taken aback and shocked to hear of her husband's death from her sister. But after a while, that feeling of grief changes to something that was even unexpected by her. She felt a sense of freedom and release from a controlling, dominant hand that he used to exert over her during their times together. The first indication of this change in the reaction is evident in the lines "She said it over and over under her breath: "free, free, free!", suggestive of the fact that she feels free and finally able to be rid of his "powerful will bending hers".

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)

the correct answer is: d