The call of the wild is a novel by jack london. it focuses on the life of buck, a pampered dog who lives with a wealthy family in southern california. during the gold rush, buck is captured, sold, and eventually shipped to alaska. along the way, buck is mistreated, but eventually he learns to survive as a member of a dog sled team. with each new experience, buck becomes more acquainted with his ancestor's instincts. finally, after losing someone he cared about, buck decides to return to living in the wild. which of these statements best represent the theme of the call of the wild? a. a dog is mistreated for his entire life, even as part of a dog sled team. b. a dog discovers the differences between life in california and in alaska. c. a dog endures hardship but ends up going back to where he is meant to be. d. a dog learns what it's like to be taken from his home and sent far away.

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)

the word that best matches the meaning of the expression "went to the big ocean" is died.

the goldfish died, which is why the father looks at the children mournfully. the "big ocean" is the father's way of saying fish heaven. he could have just said that the goldfish died, but this way, the children imagine the fish in a bigger, better place instead of just picturing a dead fish.

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