Why did Mr. Fisher not speak up at the meeting about the football team? Why was he
squirming in his seat?

Mr. Fisher did not speak up at the meeting because he did not know which side to choose. If he chose Mrs. Fisher's side he would anger coach, but if he took coach's side he would anger Mrs. Fisher. This would also be the reason why he was squirming in his seat, he was nervous about the argument and how it is going to end up. He didn't want things to get heated between coach and Mrs. Fisher because it will also effect his relationship with the coach but he also does not want this to get in between the "Eric Fisher Dream".

Explanation: (Pg. 58)  "I looked at Dad, sitting back on the couch next to Mom. His whole body was stiff, rigid, like he was dead. What would he do? Would he publicly take Coach Warner's side against Mom? Or would he defend her and anger Erik's coach?"  On this page, it includes when the meeting was held and on this paragraph, it includes why Mr. Fisher was so silent. I also used prior knowledge of the book for the "Eric Fisher Dream" part.

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)