She would ride to the half-way house before the moon sank; then, she would see! Fifty miles there and fifty
miles back a hundred miles - A CENTURY! Had not
some girl in the South told her she had ridden a century?
Ever since that day a little envy had been in her heart of
that girl, and she sometimes wished very much that she,
too, might wear upon her cycling blouse that tiny bar of
gold, with its magic figures, recording a ride of one
hundred miles.
-"A Century Ride,"
Grace E. Denison
Based on details in this passage, which of these
inferences is most valid?
O Women in various parts of the country were
embracing a new athleticism.
O Women in the South were more athletic than those
in other areas.
O Women were incapable of riding one hundred miles
on a bicycle.
O Independence created competitiveness in women
all over the country.

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)

i agree definitely that