Read the passage
what does this incident reveal about the
narrator?
the tryout
a palpable enthusiasm saturated the air.
spring was approaching after a long, arduous
winter, and baseball season would be
beginning soon. mom was adamant i try out,
insisting i needed to leave the house and
make some friends here. last week, i had
skateboarded over to the neighborhood park
from our new house to investigate where
tryouts would be held. it was startling to see
the verdant landscape-all that greenery was
the pitcher lobbed a slow ball to me, and
under normal circumstances, i would have
whacked it into the outfield, but for some
reason, i swung prematurely and hit nothing
but air. off to my right behind the fence, a girl
in black jeans and a fuchsia sweater snickered
at me. i smiled my brightest, pearly smile and
shrugged, but she tossed her long brown hair
back and turned away, blowing a huge pink
bubble

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 answer would be: it explains that at least one son must join the church

the expression ''as the tithe of his sons'' indicates how his father intended for at least one of his sons to serve the church. this phrase demonstrates that his father offered him as a last resort since none of his brothers chose to serve the church.

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yes

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