Read this paragraph. darius was convinced that kennedy high could improve its morning routine. the student parking lot was a jumble of squealing tires, honking horns, and near-misses with pedestrians. two hundred students always seemed to arrive moments before the tardy bell, and the result was a recipe for disaster. still, every time darius mentioned it to his friends, they laughed it off. he wanted to propose a few early-arriver incentives, such as gym privileges or reduced-cost breakfasts, but nobody seemed concerned. what is the conflict in the excerpt? character versus self character versus character character versus society character versus nature

character versus society This is the correct option.

Darius has an external conflict. Although he is worried about a situation, the problem comes from the outside world. The school entrance is a chaos and he wants to do something about it. When he shares his worries and possible solutions with his friends, they laugh at him.

These options are not right:

-character versus self ( Darius has not an internal conflict. For example, he is not faced with guilt or jealousy).

-character versus character ( Darius is not a hero fighting against a villain)

-character versus nature ( Darius is not facing an earthquake, for example).

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)

what novel are you talking about?