Which statement is a possible theme of “the nose”? a. people who live honestly and admit when they are wrong will be rewarded by society. b. a man’s nose shows him that he should pay more attention to his work than to how he looks. c. society places a high value on working hard and making the bests out of a tough situation. d. people are often more focused on appearance than on the content of one’s character.

The correct answer is D. People are often more focused on appearance than on the content of one’s character.

Explanation: In the short story "The Nose" by Nikolai Gogol, importance on appearances are a reoccurring motif; when the man's nose appears dressed as  an official of high status, he is too intimidated to even approach it, and there are many moments the narrator compares himself to other men.

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)

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