1 One theme of "Jimmy Hayes and Muriel"

is —

A good versus evil

B the importance of knowing history

C loyalty to duty

D overcoming fear

C. Loyalty to duty.

Explanation:

O Henry's short story "Jimmy Hayes and Muriel" tells the story of James Hayes who had recently been sent to the Texas border rangers to guard against gangs/ cattle thieves. He brought his companion Muriel, a horned frog at the station as a means of making friends and keeping company.

Muriel acts as the ice breaker in his friendships, breaking any uncomfortable situations. And along the way, Jimmy was able to make friends with the other rangers despite him being a lonely character. But the cowboy rangers still think of him as a coward, "a cow-puncher", he showed his courage and dedication to his work by killing the very gang that attacked their station. He showed the theme of loyalty to duty despite danger by going after Sebastiano Saldar and sacrificing his life while killing them.

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)