The tractors] ignored hills and gulches, water courses, fences, houses.
which sentence best describes steinbeck's diction here?
a. he uses the word "ignored" to show that the tractors had no connection with the land.
b. he uses the words "hills and gulches" to describe the highs and lows of the tenant experience.
c. he omits "and" at the end of the sentence to show how many things were ignored.
d. he uses words about farming to show his reader that he knows what he's talking about.

A). He uses the word "ignored" to show that the tractors had no connection with the land.

Explanation:

As per the question, option A i.e. 'He uses the word "ignored" to show that the tractors had no connection with the land' exemplifies the sentence that most appropriately describes Steinbeck's diction or word-choice in the given excerpt. It helps the author to convey the idea that 'the tractors did not possess any connection to the land' and thus, it 'ignored the hills and gulches, fences, etc.' Had Steinbeck employed a different word(rather than 'ignored') the entire idea and meaning would have got changed. Therefore, option A is the correct answer.

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)

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