Read the passage from "by the waters of babylon.” all the same, when i came to the place of the gods, i was afraid, afraid. the current of the great river is very strong—it gripped my raft with its hands. that was magic, for the river itself is wide and calm. i could feel evil spirits about me, i was swept down the stream. never have i been so much alone—i tried to think of my knowledge, but it was a squirrel's heap of winter nuts. there was no strength in my knowledge any more and i felt small and naked as a new-hatched bird—alone upon the great river, the servant of the gods. which statement best explains how the narrator interacts with the setting? the setting makes him lose hope. the setting makes him envious. the setting makes him feel angry. the setting makes him gain confidence.

In this passage from "By the Waters of Babylon", the setting makes the narrator lose hope.

"By the Waters of Babylon" is a short story written by Stephen Vincent Benét. The main character and narrator is Jack, who is the son of a priest. Moreover, the story focuses on Jack's journey to the Place of Gods, which is a forbidden place. Although he feels the magic hidden in that place, as this excerpt shows, he also feels scared due to the presence of evil spirits. Moreover, he believes he has lost his knowledge and his strength, which makes him feels insignificant ("And I felt small and naked as a new-hatched bird").

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)