Sometimes I slip and say my little brother Raymond. But as any fool can see he's much bigger and he's older too. But a lot of people call him my little brother 'cause he needs looking after 'cause he's not quite right. . . . If anybody has anything to say to Raymond, anything to say about his big head, they have to come by me. And I don't play the dozens or believe in standing around with somebody in my face doing a lot of talking. I much rather just knock you down and take my chances even if I am a little girl with skinny arms and a squeaky voice, which is how I got the name Squeaky. Which theme is shown most clearly in this part of the story?You have to be tough to live in a big city. Being small doesn’t mean you’re not tough. It’s important to stand up for what you believe. When it comes to family, age is not very important.

The correct answer is Being small doesn’t mean you’re not tough.

Explanation:

In this passage we can see the strength that Squeaky has despite being small. She stands up for her older brother firmly and is not afraid of challenges. She believes she is the best and that is what leads her to succeed when it comes to running.

She even affirms it herself in the following quote:

"I much rather just knock you down and take my chances even if I am a little girl."

Given this information we can say that the correct answer is Being small doesn’t mean you’re not tough.

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)