My hands were raw from the ropes. I could tell that I had a hole in the left knee of my jeans, but I was determined not to quit. I looked up and saw my brother standing on top of the rock. He’d made it up faster than I did, but that didn’t matter. My brother was a natural at climbing. I had never rock-climbed before, and I was set on making it up by myself without help. Dad says that I’m as stubborn as a mule. I hoped that my stubbornness would help me make it to the top. My dad, standing at the bottom of the rock, shouted up words of encouragement. I had to strain to catch them over the whistling of the wind in my ears.
My legs burned with each step. I reached up to find my next handhold and knocked several small rocks loose. I watched them clatter down the cliff. I realized just how far I had climbed. At first, fear gripped me with a tight fist. I was really high! But then, I just felt proud. I had watched my brother climb this very rock before and had always been too scared to try it myself. Now, I was almost to the top. With a surge of energy, I began to climb again.

Which sentence is an example of a simile?

My hands were raw from the ropes.

I watched them clatter down the cliff.

Dad says that I’m as stubborn as a mule.

The answer is: Dad says i'm as stubborn as a mule.

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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)