It was a hot, sunny day. i took my bicycle for a long ride. i rode it down the long road and across the bridge over the lake. i was having such a good time with my trusty friend. but after an hour or so, my bicycle seemed worn out. i wanted to go to the top of king's hill. however, my bicycle just couldn't make it up the hill because

which of these responses completes the joke with a pun?

a.

it was two-tired

b.

it ran out of gas

c.

it ran its course

d.

it fell asleep at the wheel

A.  it was two-tired

Explanation:

A pun is a play on words that uses words with similar sounds but different meanings.

The phrase it was two-tired (i.e. having two tires) sounds exactly like "it was too tired".

bildungsroman describes a coming-of-age story.

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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)