What conclusion can you draw from the details in these lines from "life"? life is but a toy that swings on a bright gold chain / ticking but for a little while a. the speaker thinks that life is a toy. b. the speaker thinks that life is short. c. the speaker is a toy maker. d. the speaker has a watch that ticks.

The answer is: B. The speaker thinks that life is short.

In the lines from the poem "Life," the author Naomi Long Madgett suggests the toy represents life. Because it tickles "for a little while," it can be deduced that the writer considers that life is very short. Actually, in the following lines, she conveys that life is entertaining for a child, but that a very old man gets tired of it.

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)

i don't really know the circumstances. i personally think not due to it not being fair for all parties and how hated i'd become if i thought it was a good thing.