In his anger he had met the first advances of the express messengers with growls, and they had retaliated by teasing him. when he flung himself against the bars, quivering and frothing, they laughed at him and taunted him. they growled and barked like detestable dogs, mewed, and flapped their arms and crowed. it was all very silly, he knew; but therefore the more outrage to his dignity, and his anger waxed and waxed.

what theme does the excerpt convey?

wild animals cannot be caged.
displays of emotion are not productive.
it is right to treat captors with kindness.
humor can relieve stress and tension.

the answer is:

b) to show the progression of inventions that took place in the bicycling industry.

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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)