Life for me ain't been no crystal stair. It's had tacks in it,
And splinters,
And boards torn up,
And places with no carpet on the floor --
Bare.
But all the time
I'se been a-climbin' on,
And reachin' landin's,
And turnin' corners,
And sometimes goin' in the dark
Where there ain't been no light.
So boy, don't you turn back.
Don't you set down on the steps
'Cause you finds it's kinder hard.
Don't you fall now --
For I'se still goin', honey,
I'se still climbin',
And life for me ain't been no crystal stair

Which excerpt from the poem best captures the speaker's message to her son?
So boy, don't turn back./Don't you set down on the steps/ 'Cause you finds it's kinder hard./ Don't you fall now-/ For I'se still goin', honey" (Lines 14-18)
"So boy, don't turn back./Don't you set down on the steps/ 'Cause you finds it's kinder hard./ Don't you fall now-/ For I'se still goin', honey" (Lines 14-18)

"It's had tacks in it,/ And splinters/ And boards torn up/ And places with no carpet on the floor-/ Bare." (Lines 3-7)
"It's had tacks in it,/ And splinters/ And boards torn up/ And places with no carpet on the floor-/ Bare." (Lines 3-7)

"I'se been a climbin' on./ And reaching landin's,/ And turnin' corners (Lines 9-11)
"I'se been a climbin' on./ And reaching landin's,/ And turnin' corners (Lines 9-11)

"Well, son, I'll tell you: /Life for me ain't been no crystal stair" (Lines 1-2)
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I think its "So boy, don't turn back./Don't you set down on the steps/ 'Cause you finds it's kinder hard./ Don't you fall now-/ For I'se still goin', honey" (Lines 14-18)", because the rest of the lines seem to be the speaker telling her son about her experience in life. These lines however, are more directed at her son as a bit of warning/advice.

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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)