Which statement  best  explains what the word choice in this excerpt reveals about crusoe?   a. the phrase "grown very old and crazy" reveals that crusoe believes that he is losing his humanity.  b. the phrase "sat always at my right hand" reveals that crusoe is preoccupied with mastery.  c. the phrase "no species to multiply" reveals that crusoe doesn't believe lesser cultures should reproduce.  d. the phrase "i dined too, all alone" reveals that crusoe feels isolated and abandoned.

The correct answer is B.The phrase "sat always at my right hand" reveals that Crusoe is preoccupied with mastery.

Explanation:

It is noticeable that in the phrase Robinson Crusoe shows his preoccupation with mastery on the grounds that he is making an emphasis about the dog who is by his side all the time. So, he shows that he has the control and the power over his dog.

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)

b is the answer.   i sat on the lumpy sofa, totally exhausted, with a bad taste in my mouth, wondering what i should do next.