Ineed someone when we were on a house-party together up in warwick, she left a borrowed car out in the rain with the top down, and then lied about it—and suddenly i remembered the story about her that had eluded me that night at daisy's. at her first big golf tournament there was a row that nearly reached the newspapers—a suggestion that she had moved her ball from a bad lie in the semi-final round. the thing approached the proportions of a scandal—then died away. which statement provides the best analysis of the symbolism in the passage? a. the repetition of the word "lie" echoes the theme of disillusionment. b. the golf tournament represents the games the wealthy play to get ahead. c. the word "scandal" conveys the abandonment of the american dream. d. the car suggests the carelessness and recklessness of the upper class.

B (apex)

Explanation:

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)

d understatement