Which statement best expresses the central idea of the excerpt taken from this interview ? (ELP level 3) A. Luis Contreras believes he would have a better life today, if he had been allowed to go to school rather than forced to work in the fields. B. Luis Contreras understands that he lacked an ordinary childhood, yet he appreciates his parents' efforts to support his family's survival. C. Luis Contreras resents younger generations who don't fully understand or appreciate the experiences of early migrant workers. D. Luis Contreras feels that most people's understandings of migrant workers' conditions are often exaggerated.

B.

Explanation:

'Memories of a Former Migrant Worker' is an interview taken by Felix Contreras of his father, Luis Contreras, asking about his memories as a migrant worker.

The central idea of the text is that Luis Contreras perceive that he didn't had the opportunity to live an ordinary childhood, but he appreciate what his parents did to support his family and ensure their survival. Luis Contreras explains how their life was as a migrant worker, and how their childhood was spent working on ranches, moving from one place to other, and not having an opportunity to go to school. Though, for Luis Contreras, that childhood was normal but when he grew up he came to know the difference, yet he never complained to his parents rather he appreciates them for their efforts.

Therefore, option B is correct.

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)