Adapted from American Indian Stories by Zitkála-Šá (Gertrude Simmons Bonnin)

The elders knew the meaning of my pauses, and often they coaxed my confidence by asking, "What do you seek, little granddaughter?"
"My mother says you are to come to our tepee this evening," I instantly exploded and breathed freely afterwards.
"Yes, yes, gladly, gladly, I shall come!" each replied. Rising at once and carrying their blankets across one shoulder, they flocked leisurely from their various wigwams toward our dwelling.
At the arrival of our guests, I sat close to my mother and did not leave her side without first asking her consent. I ate my supper in quiet, listening patiently to the talk of the elders, wishing all the time that they would begin the stories I loved best. At last, when I could not wait any longer, I whispered in my mother's ear, "Ask them to tell an Iktomi story, Mother."
Soothing my impatience, my mother said aloud, "My little daughter is anxious to hear your legends."
As each in turn began to tell a legend, I pillowed my head in my mother's lap, and lying flat upon my back, I watched the stars as they peeped down upon me, one by one. The increasing interest of the tale aroused me, and I sat up eagerly listening to every word. The old women made funny remarks and laughed so heartily that I could not help joining them.

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Based on the passage, the little girl can best be described as
A.
a person who is courageous in nature.
B.
a person who is selfish.
C.
a person who is enthusiastic in nature.
D.
a person who is bossy.

C. a person who is enthusiastic in nature.

Explanation:

Based on the passage, the little girl can best be described as an enthusiastic person.

To be enthusiastic means for someone to show a strong excitement towards a particular thing or feel motivated towards something.

In this case, the little girl is anxious to hear their legends and was waiting for the elders to begin their stories. Therefore, the correct option is C.

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)

can you put the options and excert up