38.
in "the story of an hour" by kate chopin, what is the actual cause of mrs. mallard's death?
disappointment at the loss of her new-found freedom
joy at the return of her husband
distress at understanding her role as a widow
shock at seeing her husband's ghost

The answer is indeed letter A) disappointment at the loss of her new-found freedom.

Explanation:

"The Story of an Hour", by Kate Chopin, is a short story in which the main character is Mrs. Mallard. She has a heart condition and is in danger of dying in case she is shocked or feels any strong emotions.

Her sister and a friend carefully give her a dreadful piece of news. They believe her husband to have died. They fear that such knowledge might kill Mrs. Mallard, so they break the news slowly. Mrs. Mallard is obviously sad and, wishing to be by herself, goes to her room and locks the door. However, when she looks out the open window, she realizes she is truly free for the first time in her life. She did love her husband, and he also had loved her; but now she would be able to make her own decisions. She wouldn't have to justify or explain herself to anyone any longer.

Happy about her new-found freedom, Mrs. Mallard goes back downstairs only to find her husband, very much alive, walking in. Her heart can't take the disappointment, and she dies. However, not knowing of her epiphany, the others interpret her death wrongly, thinking she died of happiness after seeing Mr. Mallard alive.

the thesis statement : d

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)