Before tryouts began, the boys seemed puzzled. Where, they wondered, was the coach? Luma was right in front of them, but a woman soccer coach was a strange sight to young Africans, and to young Muslim boys from Afghanistan and Iraq. –Outcasts United,
Warren St. John

Whose thoughts and feelings are revealed in the first two sentences?

What conclusion can be drawn based on the thoughts and feelings that are revealed?

The young boys' thoughts and feelings are revealed in the first two sentences.

We can conclude that through their reaction to seeing the woman coach, their society discriminates against the women and make them inferior to the men.

Explanation:

Outcasts United by Warren St. John tells the story of how a soccer team emerged from the refugees in the Georgian town of Clarkson despite their own misfortunes and even enmity among themselves. The effort of the coach Luma, who was also a female, and the common perception of not only the Americans but even the refugee families she's helping all acts as obstacles for the success.

From the given excerpt, the first two sentences reveal the thoughts and feelings of the young soccer enthusiasts who all came from different backgrounds and nationalities.

These thoughts on realizing that their coach is a female is rather shocking for them. Coming from backgrounds and nations (especially Muslim countries) that seems to be prejudiced against the female sex, the young boys find it hard to accept and believe that they will be taught soccer or even play under a women coach. This shows that society prioritizes men over women, thus making them inferior to the men.  

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)

i feel like it is actually b.