Which word in this passage symbolizes hope?
on their very first night on the island, they spotted the wreckage of an older ship. it was trapped in a marsh formed by an inlet. inside, they
discovered several skeletons, possibly belonging to the pirate's old crew. they discovered two more newer ships over the next few days.
these ships also contained the skeletons of dead crew members. as they ventured farther into the island, they slowly discovered skeletons
scattered across the entire island. they decided to abandon the treasure hunt, fearing for their lives. unfortunately, a storm damaged their
ship, and they had to delay their departure. it remained dark and stormy for days on end. finally, some of the storm clouds parted just as
they were losing hope, and the sun shined down on the island.
a.
inlet
b.
sun
c. skeletons
d. wreckage

Sun is the word from the passage which symbolizes hope.

Option B

Explanation:

Wreckage, Inlet, and skeletons are definitely not the words that symbolizes hope. When the author says, ‘Finally, some of the storm clouds parted just as they were losing hope, and the sun shined down on the island’, he means that amidst the destroyed ships and stinky skeletons, when they were about to lose hope, there came a time when the clouds were clear and they could see a ray of hope.

That ray was the light of the sun, when everything seems like an end, that’s the time when the sun gave them aspiration. The rising sun symbolizes the new beginning and new hope, the setting sun also gives us a desire for a new day that will begin. So no matter whether the sun rises or sets, it will always be the symbol of hope.  

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)

in my opinion, ap calculus was the most difficult. i often struggled with it a lot. however, i have gotten a lot better.