Select the theme that would be expressed best in the story idea below. although jack is not interested in sports, his father thinks that his son should win the letter he missed making in his own school days. many parents hope their children will be more successful than they have been themselves. some individuals miss a great deal in life because they are afraid to try new things. some individuals get into a lot of trouble because they try too many new things. even mature adults have a childlike side to their personalities. some adults do not take the ideas of young people seriously.

ANSWER: Many parents hope their children will be more successful than they have been themselves.

EXPLANATION: In the story, Jack's father is trying to fulfill his long unfulfilled desire through his son. He hopes that his son would be more successful and would achieve the milestone which he could not during his childhood. While this is a wrong way of parenting, it also puts pressure on the child to achieve the target as his parents are dependent on him. He feels a burden and at times gets depressed for all the expectations and dreams the parents have built around him.

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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)