Read the following excerpt from the great gatsby: suddenly, with a strained sound, daisy bent her head into the shirts and began to cry stormily. "they're such beautiful shirts," she sobbed, her voice muffled in the thick folds. "it makes me sad because i've never seen such—such beautiful shirts before."based on this excerpt, which statement best explains daisy's reaction to gatsby's shirts? a. she is reminded of the beauty of the unattainable american dream. b. she is being ironic and really thinks the shirts are rather ugly. c. she regrets that she was never able to make such beautiful shirts for her husband. d. she is a woman who appreciates beauty, no matter what form it takes.

a. She is reminded of the beauty of the unattainable American Dream.

Explanation:

apex

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)