Read this excerpt from "a visit of charity" by eudora welty:
marian stood enclosed by a bed, a washstand and a chair;
the tiny room had altogether too much furniture. everything
smelled wet - even the bare floor. she held on to the back
of the chair, which was wicker and felt soft and damp. her
heart beat more and more slowly, her hands got colder and
colder, and she could not hear whether the old women
were saying anything or not. she could not see them very
clearly. how dark it was! the window shade was down, and
the only door was shut. marian looked at the ceiling. it
was like being caught in a robbers' cave, just before one
was murdered.
which excerpt creates the most dangerous mood?

Answer:

The excerpt that creates dangerous mood is “caught in a robbers' cave, just before one was murdered”

Explanation:

“The Visit of Charity" by Eudora Welty, is a story about the people in nursing homes. She explains how they are treated badly there.

Marian is a young girl who visits this old ladies’ home to gain some charity work points. Her experience after entering the home was not very good. Author describes the old woman, who was rocking her chair in the room, as a bird like creature with red eyes. Marian feels as if she is caught in a robber’s cave. This excerpt creates a dangerous mood.

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)