What caused the people of poker flat to be after somebody

What caused the people of Poker Flat to be ‘after somebody’?

A) A citizen was in big trouble.

B) A citizen caused a fight in town.

C) Somebody had committed a murder and fled to the town of Poker Flat to escape capture.

D) The town had lost several thousand dollars, two valuable horses, and a prominent citizen.

The town had lost several thousand dollars, two valuable horses, and a prominent citizen to be after somebody.

D) The town had lost several thousand dollars, two valuable horses, and a prominent citizen.

Explanation:

Poker Flat's mystery board of trustees feels resolved to change the climate of their untamed town by banishing known fugitives and questionable characters. The town had lost a few thousand dollars, two significant steeds, and a noticeable resident to be after someone.

In "The Outcasts of Poker Flat," Bret Harte plays the incongruity of the evidently honest do-gooders of the town off against the genuineness uncovered by the untouchables in their limit as they are snowbound in the wild.

the answer is D. The town has lost several thousand dollars, two valuable horses, and a prominent citizen.

Explanation:

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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)

the anecdote makes readers feel sorry for the man’s lack of heritage, then reminds readers that the man has an equally valuable heritage.