Read the excerpt below and answer the question.
he had a latten cross set full of stones
and in a bottle had he some pig’s bones,
but with these relics, when he came upon.
some simple parson, then this paragon
in that one day more money stood to gain” (the canterbury tales; “general prologue,” lines 701-705)
based upon the context of this passage, the best meaning of 'paragon' is
a. idol
b. trickster
c. model of excellence
d. plain

The meaning of the word 'paragon' is c. model of excellence.

"The General Prologue" is part of Geoffrey Chaucer's introduction to The Canterbury Tales. In this famous opening, the author makes reference to the tales and their meaning and he also offers a brief description of the characters. In this excerpt, the writer uses the word 'paragon' to refer to the Pardoner in order to show irony. The Pardoner is actually a trickster since he earns money by selling indulgences and false relics.

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)

anyone who was dealing with communism in soviet union in his time had an ideal picture of equality, freedom, the struggle of the working class for a better future, the success of the aristocracy's overthrow and the emancipation of subjugation.   however, anyone who would go to soviet union to see the functioning of the communist system, would be convinced that it was about sad people, about everyday bad life, about the brutal attitude of communist leaders, about ill obsession to completely exterminate every thought on aristocracy. thus, orwell wanted to show all the absurdity, the brutality of the system, the unbearable rule of suspicious morality, the ignorant people who try to play professionally.

the answers are: b. and e.