Squeaky and gretchen are talented runners who each want to win the may day race. what part of the plot does this statement describe? a. the resolution b. the conflict c. the exposition d. the falling action

The correct answer is: C. the exposition.

In literature, the term exposition can be defined as the part of a story that offers explanation about where the storyy happens, about the events that took place before something happened, and also gives additional information about the characters.

Resolution is usually found at the end of a literary work, and it's the part where everything unfolds and the reader gets answers.

Conflict, in literature, is a struggle between the opposing sides, and it usually involves the main character's stuggle with something/ someone.

The falling action happens after the climax and after the conflict in the story has been resolved.

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)