At first i just tried to stay out of mitchell's way, but that didn't solve the problem. so i went to my sister, cassie, about mitchell. now, my sister was a beautiful girl and i knew even mitchell had eyes for her. but cassie was not only beautiful, she was tough, smart, and just a bit cocky. she was six years older than i was and pretty much like a mother hen when it came to me; i knew she'd take my part. "cassie, you know 'bout mitchell? " i asked her.

why does paul decide to talk to cassie about mitchell?

he knows that she will support him and give him good advice.
he knows that she will teach him how to win a fist fight.
he wants her to beat mitchell up for mistreating him.
he wants her to speak to mitchell about his bad behavior.

He knows that she will support him and give him good advice.

Option A. Paul decides to talk to Cassie about Michael because he knows that she will support him and give him good advice.

Explanation:

In the excerpt, Paul expresses how even though he tried to avoid Mitchell, he did not succeed. He then comes up with the idea of going to his bigger sister, Cassie, ash he knows that she will side with him. Paul describes his sister as tough, smart and a bit cocky, so he is probably going up to her for advice on how to confront Mitchell.

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)