The wide playgrounds were swarming with boys. all were shouting and the prefects urged them on with strong cries. the evening air was pale and chilly and after every charge and thud of the footballers the greasy leather orb flew like a heavy bird through the grey light. he kept on the fringe of his line, out of sight of his prefect, out of the reach of the rude feet, feigning to run now and then. he felt his body small and weak amid the throng of the players and his eyes were weak and watery. rody kickham was not like that: he would be captain of the third line all the fellows said.

what aspect of this excerpt most clearly marks it as a work of modernism?
a. it focuses on a main character who is the antithesis of a traditional hero.
b. it jumps from one topic to another without making any attempt to connect them.
c. it presents the topic of competition from two completely different perspectives.
d. it observes human nature through athletics rather than academics.

alright, so here, the author clearly thinks that flooding the canyon was a bad idea and is showing bias against it.

the penalty for defying creon's decree is death, as can be seen in the tragedy. if you do obey him however, all is forgiven

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)

men had a stronger claim to titles and wealth during the renaissance.