Scooter by ruth kelley cricket magazine, may/june 2013 during that cold, rainy weather, i had a heck of a time trying to catch scooter. slim said i should try to get to be his friend. "he's been running loose on the range for the last couple of months. he needs to be gentled down again," slim explained. "and like most mules, scooter's got a mind of his own. but after he gets used to you, he'll be more likely to do what you want him to do." so after school, all during the wet weather, i tried and tried to make friends with scooter. but that frisky little mule only wanted to play. as soon as i'd get near him, he'd scoot off in another direction. then he'd stop and look back at me. it was as if he were teasing. after getting sopping wet a few times from just trying to pat him, i discovered that if i took him a carrot, he wouldn't run away. but it looked like it might be a long time before i could get to ride the little stinker. which of the following is evidence?
a. the narrator is a boy.
b. the narrator and scooter eventually become friends.
c. i discovered that if i took him a carrot, he wouldn't run away.
d. the story takes place in the winter.

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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)

the correct answer is the name of the author of the quotation appears at the text leading up to it   apex 2018