HELP I'M TIMED PLEASE I HAVE THE OPTIONS DOWN BELOW (will give brainliest) Read the excerpt from Eighty Years and More: Reminiscences, 1815-1897. I still recall, too, going into the large darkened parlor to see my brother, and finding the casket, mirrors, and pictures all draped in white, and my father seated by his side, pale and immovable. As he took no notice of me, after standing a long while, I climbed upon his knee, when he mechanically put his arm about me and, with my head resting against his beating heart, we both sat in silence, he thinking of the wreck of all his hopes in the loss of a dear son, and I wondering what could be said or done to fill the void in his breast. Which best retells the central idea in this excerpt? Stanton’s memory of her brother’s funeral is still fresh in her mind. Stanton develops a need to please her father during childhood. Stanton decides she must work to discover the cause of her brother’s death. Stanton’s relationship with her father is stronger than that of her sisters.
A. Stanton's memory of her brother's funeral is still fresh in her mind.
B. Stanton develops a need to please her father during childhood.
C. Stanton decides she must work to discover the death cause of her brother's death.
D. Stanton's relationship with her father is stronger than that of her sisters.

A, its sounds the best to me

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)

a. energy is conserved on earth, but matter is not.