Read the excerpt from “raymond's run.” and i’m smiling to beat the band cause if i’ve lost this race, or if me and gretchen tied, or even if i’ve won, i can always retire as a runner and begin a whole new career as a coach with raymond as my champion. after all, with a little more study i can beat cynthia and her phony self at the spelling bee. and if i bugged my mother, i could get piano lessons and become a star. what theme is best illustrated in this excerpt? a. it is best to put family ahead of self. b. being the best at everything is important. c. believing in oneself opens up many possibilities. d. the purpose of any competition is to win.

C. Believing in oneself opens up many possibilities.

Explanation:

In this excerpt, we read the thoughts of a character who believes in himself. In these lines, we learn that the speaker believes himself to be good enough to make a career as a runner or a coach. He also thinks he could be a spelling bee champion and a piano star. The fact that the speaker believes in himself so much opens up many possibilities for his future.

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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