What is the main lesson that Jerry learned in the short story "President Cleveland, Where Are You?" And what specific details from the text support this answer?

Jerry is a sympathetic character to readers because his shortcomings, as well as his strengths, are ones with which many readers can identify. Even adult readers can identify nostalgically with Jerry's youthful passion for collecting cards. Most readers like Jerry and want to see him gain maturity and correct his mistakes just as they would want a friend to do.

Explanation:

jerry's shame at his own selfishness leads him to act selflessly in the second part of the story. When Armand needs money to take his girlfriend to the prom, Jerry, knowing that their father has no extra money to give Armand, sells the one trading card he possesses that everyone wants. After selling the card to Rollie Tremaine, Jerry gives the money to Armand. This act shows that Jerry has matured and learned that helping his family is far more important than helping himself.

Roger and Jerry talk about Rollie Tremaine's getting a Grover Cleveland card. When Jerry first tells Roger how Rollie acquired the the card, Roger is upset and confused. But after a few moments, Jerry tells him that it was a genuine emergency, and Roger understands. Roger knows that Jerry would not have sold the Grover Cleveland card to Rollie Tremaine unless it were really important. The exact details are not necessary because Roger accepts Jerry's explanation. As the story ends, Jerry is not particularly happy about what he had to do. He is still "waiting for the good feeling to come." However, he knows that he had no other choice, and he does not regret giving up the Grover Cleveland card.

Based on the story, it is likely that Jerry would again sacrifice his own happiness or desires to help a family member in need. His shame and regret over not having done the right thing once—the feeling that he betrayed his family by acting selfishly—would likely outweigh any sadness or unhappiness he would experience over having to sacrifice his own wants again. The events of this story have taught Jerry what is important.

d.) then bernice winced as marjorie tossed her own hair over her shoulders and began to twist it slowly into two long blond braids until in her cream-colored negligée she looked like a delicate painting of some saxon princess. fascinated, bernice watched the braids grow. heavy and luxurious they were, moving under the supple fingers like restive snakes—and to bernice remained this relic and the curling iron and a to-morrow full of eyes.

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)