Read the excerpts from Samuel Johnson s preface to A Dictionary of the English Language.
Excerpt 1
Excerpt 2
Among these unhappy mortals is the applied myself to the perusal of our
writer of dictionaries, whom mankind writers, and noting whatever might be
have considered, not as the pupil, but of use to ascertain or illustrate any
the slave of science, the pionier of word or phrase, accumulated in time
literature, doomed only to remove the materials of a dictionary, which,
rubbish and clear obstructions from by degrees. I reduced to method.
the paths through which Learning and establishing to myself, in the progress
Genius press forward to conquest and of the work, such rules as experience
glory, without bestowing a smile on and analogy suggested to me.
the humble drudge that facilitates
their progress
Which statement best describes the use of the underlined word in the excerpts?
In excerpt 1. it refers to personal growth, while in excerpt 2, it suggests the physical act of moving.
In excerpt 1. it refers to personal growth, while in excerpt 2. it suggests scientific discoveries.
In excerpt 1. it refers to societal advancement, while in excerpt 2, it suggests the gradual march of time.
In excerpt 1. it refers to societal advancement, while in excerpt 2, it suggests steps toward a particular goal.

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)

your answer is c) experiments with water vapor showed that elements combine in specific proportions.

yes that is right. what is your question?