Read the following passages:
long ago, the gods held a meeting to create a new animal. "it will be large, with strong bones, so man can use them to make tools," said the sky god. "it will be covered in a thick hide, so man can use it to make leather clothing," said the water god. "its meat will be plentiful, so man will have much to eat," said the wind god. they called the animal bison and set great herds of them across the land.

not even the bison "chips," or dung, went to waste. while the men hunted the great beasts, women and children collected the droppings. once the dung had thoroughly dried in the sun, it served as fuel for cooking fires.
which of these best describes how the historical description enhances a reader's understanding of the mythical description?

a. it corrects misinformation in the myth by explaining the actual uses for part of a bison.

b. it gives readers a vivid picture of all the sensory experiences involved in a bison hunt.

c. it supports the theology of the myth by providing a factual description of religious practices.

d. it connects the purpose behind the myth to actual practices to show the importance of bison.

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)

put the trash into the back of the truck and drive the truck to the back. then you must unload the truck.

active voice: my father cut the tree.

passive voice: the tree was cut by my father.

active voice: people buy newspapers every day.

passive voice: newspapers are bought (by people) every day.

active voice: people have been using movies as political propaganda since world war ii.

passive voice: movies have been used as political propaganda since world war ii.

active voice: donna gave me my birthday present.

passive voice: i was given my birthday present (by donna). / my birthday present was given to me (by donna).

active voice: mom will leave the keys on the counter.

passive voice: the keys will be left (by mom) on the counter.

the words in parentheses are the agent of the passive voice and can be omitted when obvious, generic, or simply unnecessary.

he believed if we do not fight back the britins would be in every household