Read the excerpt from roosevelt's state of the union address and the poster below it.

fortunately, there are only a few americans who place appetite above patriotism. the overwhelming majority realize that the food we send abroad is for essential military purposes, for our own and allied fighting forces, and for necessary in areas that we occupy.
both the speech and the poster convey the importance of:
a. conserving resources at home so troops can have more.
b. making sure that all citizens receive a fair share.
c. displaying patriotism in all facets of one’s daily life.
d. donating money to provide supplies for the troops.

In concrete mixers what seems to be the speakers feeling about the concrete mixers

Read the excerpt from julius caesar, act 1, scene 1. marullus. wherefore rejoice? what conquest brings he home? what tributaries follow him to rome to grace in captive bonds his chariot wheels? you blocks, you stones, you worse than senseless35 things! o, you hard hearts, you cruel men of rome, knew you not pompey? many a time and oft have you climbed up to walls and battlements, to towers and windows, yea, to chimney-tops, your infants in your arms, and there have sat40 the livelong day, with patient expectation, to see great pompey pass the streets of rome. which summary of the passage is the best? marullus asks a lot of questions, such as, “why celebrate? what has caesar done? who is following him to rome? don’t you remember pompey? ” then he says that everyone is cruel because they do not remember pompey. they forget how they praised him and would climb to the highest places, carrying their children, just to catch a glimpse of him. marullus regrets that the people are celebrating caesar and is insulted that they forgot how they used to praise pompey. marullus thinks that the people should celebrate caesar the way they used to celebrate pompey, and that they should be in awe of caesar’s greatness. marullus remembers how the people climbed walls, battlements, towers, windows, and even chimney tops to see the great pompey.

What is meant by “eternally burning black pipes”? what is this implying about the personality of the firemen?