Which sentence makes the best use of concrete, sensory language?
a.
elliot felt his dog's burning breath on the back of his legs as he reached for the lowest fir branch and hoisted himself up, balancing there like a gymnast, just out of reach of his companion's playful paws.
b.
the library seemed like the best place to write her research report and not be bothered by her little sister or the noisy tv, but now that she was here, patty found the quiet was its own kind of noise.
c.
the sun had barely come up when samantha's brother todd woke her to him with his paper route, and as she pulled on her shorts and a shirt, all she could think about was how great it would be to sleep all day.
d.
ronnie put his skis, poles, and boots in the luggage compartment and got on the bus, where he picked a window seat, got out his favorite magazine from his backpack, and made himself comfortable.

A. Elliot felt his dog's burning breath on the back of his legs as he reached for the lowest fir branch and hoisted himself up, balancing there like a gymnast, just out of reach of his companion's playful paws.

Explanation:

This sentece makes the best use of concrete because it shows how hard he hoisted onto the back of her legs very clearly.

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)