Read the excerpt from "Mary Louise” by Edith van Dyne. The girl they were discussing came leisurely down a path, her books under one arm, the other hand holding a class paper which she examined in a cursory way as she walked. She wore a dark skirt and a simple shirtwaist, both quite modish and becoming, and her shoes were the admiration and envy of half the girls at the school. Dorothy Knerr used to say that "Mary Louise's clothes always looked as if they grew on her," but that may have been partially accounted for by the grace of her slim form and her unconscious but distinctive poise of bearing. Few people would describe Mary Louise Burrows as beautiful, while all would agree that she possessed charming manners. And she was fifteen – an age when many girls are both awkward and shy.

Which statement correctly describes the characterization in this excerpt?

Mary Louise Burrows is directly characterized as poised.
Mary Louise Burrows is indirectly characterized as awkward.
Fifteen-year-old girls are directly characterized as poised.
Fifteen-year-old girls are indirectly characterized as awkward.

Mary Louise Burrows is directly characterized as poised.

Explanation:

Characterization is the process of the creation of a literary character. There are two types of characterization:

In the given excerpt, Mary Louise Burrows is directly characterized as poised. Both the author (e.g. ... but that may have been partially accounted for by the grace of her slim form and her unconscious but distinctive poise of bearing) and other characters (e.g. Dorothy Knerr used to say that "Mary Louise's clothes always looked as if they grew on her,") describe her like that.

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)