Borrowing a fancy necklace is important to matilda because a. in her eyes, it represents that she belongs at the party. b. it will distract attention from her shabby dress. c. it will convince her husband that she is beautiful. d. it will her blend into the crowd.

D. It will help her blend into the crowd.

Option D is the answer.

Explanation:

The question refers to The Necklace, a short story written by Guy de Maupassant, a French writer. It narrates the story of Mathilde Loisel and a diamond necklace she borrowed after a friend had invited her to a party. Since Mathilde has always desired to belong to the upper class, it is very important for her to give good impressions even though she cannot afford to live like that. The necklace is very important because it will help her blend into the crowd and look like someone from the upper class.

teenagers are certainly stereotyped as moody.

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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)