Which excerpt from infinite jest best supports the inference that hal is extremely intelligent?

a. ‘my application’s not bought,’ i am telling them, calling into the darkness of the red cave that opens out before closed eyes.

b. i believe the influence of kierkegaard on camus is underestimated. i believe dennis gabor may very well have been the antichrist. i believe hobbes is just rousseau in a dark mirror.

c. ‘i am not just a boy who plays tennis. i have an intricate history. experiences and feelings. i’m complex.

d. my forehead is pressed into parquet i never knew could be so cold. i am arrested. i try to be perceived as limp and pliable. my face is mashed flat; comp.’s weight makes it hard to breathe.

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)

a because they still enjoy the fire.

explanation: