Read the following passage and answer the question. nine years we wove a web of disaster for those trojans, pressing them hard with every tactic known to man, and only after we slaved did zeus award us victory. who is the speaker of this passage?

This is a quote from the Odyssey when Nestor and Telemachus arrive at Nestor's palace, he talks about the prizes of Gods and the act of war, therefore the speaker is Nestor, Telemachus is just a listener, this quote shows the viewpoint of Nestor towards not only war and Gods but also how behaviour from people can make them gain things, close to a monologue this phrase is part of a story in fact.

The speaker of this passage is King Nestor.

Nestor was the king of Pylos. He was a very hospitable man. Telemachus and his crew arrived at Nestor's palace and they were looking for information about Telemachus' father. In this passage, Nestor in explaining to Telemachus how good his father was at war.

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)

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it's a way for authors to communicate with reader in this time period. books from the past can teach us about life.