How does the author's characterization of bertha reveal delia's attitude toward sykes' affairs? a. the author describes bertha through the gossip of other villagers, who shield delia from information that they know would hurt her. b. the author provides few details about bertha, which emphasizes delia's lack of curiosity about the women that sykes pursues. c. by describing only bertha's negative characteristics, the author hints at delia's confidence in her own desirability as a wife. d. by portraying bertha as a demanding and spoiled lover, the author implies that delia feels jealousy as a result of sykes' affairs.

This short story is called “Sweat”, written by Zora Neale Hurston.  

Question: How does the author's characterization of Bertha help reveal Delia's attitude toward Sykes' affairs?

C. By describing only Bertha's negative characteristics, the author hints at Delia's confidence in her own desirability as a wife.

Delia had for some time already been fed up with her no-good husband and she knew that she was the breadwinner in the home,  so in fact she did not need him to live happily ever after. Therefore,  she was confident in her own desirability as a wife.  

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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)