Which sentence from the story "The Ransom of Red Chief" demonstrates irony only after reading the story's conclusion? A. "There was a town down there, as flat as a flannel-cake, and called Summit, of course." B. "Bill and me had a joint capital of about six hundred dollars, and we needed just two thousand dollars more to pull off a fraudulent town-lot scheme in Western Illinois with." C. "We selected for our victim the only child of a prominent citizen named Ebenezer Dorset." D. "Bill and me figured that Ebenezer would melt down for a ransom of two thousand dollars to a cent."

D. "Bill and me figured that Ebenezer would melt down for a ransom of two thousand dollars to a cent."

Explanation:

In O. Henry's short story "The Ransom of Red Chief", Bill and Sam decide to kidnap the son of "an important citizen", Ebenezer Dorset, in order to gain $2000 needed for their fraudulent affairs.

But, their plan soon falls to pieces when they discover that they just can't handle the boy who is having fun with the kidnappers and keeps playing pranks on them.

Unable to control the boy's behaviour, Bill and Sam, lower the ransom, hoping that they will get rid of the boy sooner that way.

However, familiar with his son's character, restlessness and all the mischiefs he's capable of, Ebenezer makes a counterproposal to the kidnappers; he'll take the kid back if they pay him $250 for that.

This is the best example of irony in this story, since the kidnappers didn't get what they hoped for and even ended up losing some of their money.

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)

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