But, till men become attentive to the duty of a father, it is vain to expect women to spend that time in their nursery which they, “wise in their generation,” choose to spend at their glass; for this exertion of cunning is only an instinct of nature to enable them to obtain indirectly a little of that power of which they are unjustly denied a share: for, if women are not permitted to enjoy legitimate rights, they will render both men and themselves vicious, to obtain illicit privileges. –A Vindication of the Rights of Woman,
Mary Wollstonecraft

What is the central idea of this passage?

Women do not have enough time to raise children.
Both men and women need to trust their instincts.
Looking in the mirror harms women’s ability to gain rights.
Giving women rights will help both men and women.

The central idea of this passage is:

D. Giving women rights will help both men and women.

Explanation:

Mary Wollstonecraft is considered one of the founders of feminism. In this passage of "A Vindication of the Rights of Woman," she defends the idea that women's rights benefit not only women, but men and, consequently, society itself. According to the author, women engage in vanity precisely because they do not have rights. They need to resort to beauty and find devices to "obtain illicit privileges". That would not happen if men and women shared responsibilities and rights. Women would not need to waste their time with vanity. And that valuable time would be better employed, for instance, in obtaining education or helping raise educated children.

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)

one is a red flower, and one is the sky when the sun sets.