1. PART A: Which of the following statements best describes a central idea of the text? (RI.1.2)
a. Fairness is a consequence of the choices you make in life.
b. Younger generations have no appreciation for the sacrifices made for them.
c. Those born into privilege are more likely to succeed than those born into poverty.
d. Fairness is a subjective idea that impacts our decisions and limits our opportunities in life.

Statement that best describes the idea of the text is Option A: Fairness is a consequence of the choices you make in life.

Explanation:

The central idea of the text "Life isn't fair. Deal with it." is to bring people back to reality. It specifies that one doesn't have a choice the way they are born, one can be born in a rich family and other in poor one. One cannot change this. But, what is under our control is the decisions and choices we make in our life.

These decisions can be the ones which help us make better in our lives. So, rather than making excuses, one should make right decisions and strive to make their lives better. So, fairness is the result of what choices we make. Hence, Option A is the correct statement.

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)