Which best compares and contrasts these two passages featuring the Mississippi River?

A) both of these passages tell rollicking tales of adventure and friendship along with muddy waters of the Mississippi

B) both of these passages provide valuable economic information about how the Mississippi has been a valued American resource

C) One passage provides objective economic data about the river while the others tell the story of two boys adventuring on its waters

D) One passage emphasizes the dangers present along the Mississippi river while the others celebrates beautiful delights of the river

C) One passage provides objective economic data about the river while the others tell the story of two boys adventuring on its waters

Explanation:

First passage is from Mary O'Dell's "The Mississippi: Dual Passages" while the other is from Mark Twain's "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer".

Also, we can see that the first excerpt provides some date on the river itself, its economic importance and some brief origin of the river transport.

Second passage is an excerpt from a novel and doesn't deal with the pieces of information regarding river, but rather mentions it briefly for the sole purpose of the story's setting.

there are number of topics. you can pick any one of these topics:

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)