A Midnight Crime Halloween was perfect with a clear and dark sky. Many people came to the Smiths’ Halloween party. Everyone had a great time, and some people stayed until dawn. After everyone left, the Smiths discovered that some expensive jewelry was missing. They called the police. The police asked everyone who had been at the party to answer a few questions.

A police officer listened carefully to each person’s story. Mr. Jones said, “I left the Smiths’ party around midnight, and I walked to my car. It was cold, but the sky was clear with no clouds. It was totally dark outside. When I got in my car to leave, I saw someone walking out of the house holding a decorated wooden box. I turned on the car lights, and the person immediately turned around and walked away from me. He or she walked directly toward the wall next to the house. I could see the shadow on the wall getting larger and larger until the person disappeared around the corner. At that time, I did not suspect anything, so I just drove away.” The police officer thought for a minute and said, “You are under arrest on suspicion of stealing the Smiths’ jewelry. Your statement includes too many impossible details. I suspect you know something about the disappearance of the jewelry collection.” What are the impossible details in Mr. Jones’s statement to the police? Explain why these details are impossible.

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)

in at least 150 words, discuss the tone of the narrator in "i stand here ironing," and explain how it impacts the telling of the story

anyone who was dealing with communism in soviet union in his time had an ideal picture of equality, freedom, the struggle of the working class for a better future, the success of the aristocracy's overthrow and the emancipation of subjugation.   however, anyone who would go to soviet union to see the functioning of the communist system, would be convinced that it was about sad people, about everyday bad life, about the brutal attitude of communist leaders, about ill obsession to completely exterminate every thought on aristocracy. thus, orwell wanted to show all the absurdity, the brutality of the system, the unbearable rule of suspicious morality, the ignorant people who try to play professionally.

the answers are: b. and e.