Read the excerpt from hemingway's a farewell to arms. the major was a little man with upturned mustaches. he had been in the war in libya and wore two wound-stripes. he said that if the thing went well he would see that i was decorated. i said i hoped it would go well but that he was too kind. i asked him if there was a big dugout where the drivers could stay and he sent a soldier to show me. i went with him and found the dugout, which was very good. the drivers were with it and i left them there. hemingway uses vague pronouns and simple language to: . convey the intelligence level of the men in the scene. b. illustrate the sense of fear the narrator is experiencing. c. reflect the reality of the characters' situation in a straightforward manner. d. indicate that the narrator may not fully understand his surroundings.

C.reflect the reality of the characters' situation in a straightforward manner.

Explanation:

Read the excerpt from Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms.The major was a little man with upturned mustaches. He had been in the war in Libya and wore two wound-stripes. He said that if the thing went well he would see that I was decorated. I said I hoped it would go well but that he was too kind. I asked him if there was a big dugout where the drivers could stay and he sent a soldier to show me. I went with him and found the dugout, which was very good. The drivers were pleased with it and I left them there. Hemingway uses vague pronouns and simple language to:

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The writer seems to depict the character as someone who is courteous and polite. The manner with which he communicated to the major was respectful and simple . So i will go with C

a,b(has the narrator was not communicating what look like fear in the above passage).

d isn't the answer either, as the narrator understands his environment which is depicted in his narration.

C. reflect the reality of the characters' situation in a straightforward manner.

C. reflect the reality of the characters’ situation in a straightforward manner.

Explanation:

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)