Various foods are eaten with the fingers instead of fork or spoon. bread, for instance, is never cut but always broken into small pieces and lifted to the mouth with the fingers. butter is seldom provided at the formal dinner, but if it is, each little piece of bread is buttered individually just before it is eaten. crackers and cake are eaten in the same way; although some cakes and pastries are eaten with the fork. those that can be eaten daintily with the fingers such as macaroons, lady-fingers, cookies, etc., should be eaten so while layer cake and elaborate pastries should be eaten with the fork.

what is the author's purpose in writing this passage?
a) to inform
b) to persuade
c) to frighten
d) to entertain

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I believe the correct answer is A) To inform

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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)