Which of the following passages from the story best illustrates the theme “holding onto hope is important in the lives of oppressed people”? A.
“Sarah couldn’t stand up straight any longer. She was too weak. The sun burned her face. The babe cried and cried, ‘Pity me, oh pity me,’ say it sounded like."

B.
“The folks were full of misery then. Got sick with the up and down of the sea. So they forgot about flyin’ when they could no longer breathe the sweet scent of Africa."

C.
“So they say. The Overseer told it. The one called Master said it was a lie, a trick of the light. The Driver kept his mouth shut."

D.
“It didn’t matter, they went so high. Way above the plantation, way over the slavery land. Say they flew away to Free-dom."

Your answer is C

Explanation:

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)

homework should not be banned because it tells the teacher if you were paying attention in class or not. it assures the teacher that you understand the material so you can move on to different material.