Read the excerpt from "the scarlet ibis.” when he was two, if you laid him on his stomach, he began to try to move himself, straining terribly. the doctor said that with his weak heart this strain would probably kill him, but it didn’t. trembling, he’d push himself up, turning first red, then a soft purple, and finally collapse back onto the bed like an old worn-out doll. i can still see mama watching him, her hand pressed tight across her mouth, her eyes wide and unblinking. but he learned to crawl (it was his third winter), and we brought him out of the front bedroom, putting him on the rug before the fireplace. for the first time he became one of us. what does the underlined imagery in this excerpt show about doodle? he is silly and enjoys making others laugh. he is easily upset and likes to throw tantrums. he is physically weak and avoids hard work. he is determined and does not give up easily.

He is determined and does not give up easily.

Explanation:

From this excerpt, we can conclude that Doodle is determined and does not give up easily. This is clear from the way he behaved when he was a baby. Although Doodle is born with a weak heart, and would be expected to not try much in life, he nevertheless is extremely determined to do things. He learns how to push himself up, even though it is terribly difficult for him to do so. He also learns to crawl.

being ignored by someone and then accepting the fact was really tough

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)