Read the excerpt from "i believe in a british empire” by joseph chamberlain.

i believe in a british empire, in an empire which, though it should be its first duty to cultivate friendship with all the nations of the world, should yet, even if alone, be self-sustaining and self-sufficient, able to maintain itself against the competition of all its rivals. and i do not believe in a little england which shall be separated from all those to whom it would in the natural course look for support and affection, a little england which would then be dependent absolutely on the mercy of those who envy its present prosperity, and who have shown they are ready to do all in their power to prevent its future union with the british races throughout the world.

read the excerpt from "a tryst with destiny” by jawaharlal nehru.

we are citizens of a great country, on the verge of bold advance, and we have to live up to that high standard. all of us, to whatever religion we may belong, are equally the children of india with equal rights, privileges and obligations. we cannot encourage communalism or narrow-mindedness, for no nation can be great whose people are narrow in thought or in action.

to the nations and peoples of the world we send greetings and pledge ourselves to cooperate with them in furthering peace, freedom and democracy.

and to india, our much-loved motherland, the ancient, the eternal and the ever-new, we pay our reverent homage and we bind ourselves afresh to her service. jai hind [victory to india].

which statement best compares and contrasts the conclusions of these passages?

a. both conclusions wish other nations of the world well, but chamberlain advocates imperialism, while nehru advocates freedom for india.

b. both conclusions advocate freedom of religion, but chamberlain wants a separate england, while nehru wants unity with england.

c. both conclusions encourage the union of british people, but chamberlain considers other countries rivals, while nehru cooperates with them.

d. both conclusions describe other nations as competition, but chamberlain wants peace, while nehru wants democracy.

A. Both conclusions wish other nations of the world well, but Chamberlain advocates imperialism, while Nehru advocates freedom for India.

Explanation:

Joseph Chamberlain's (8 July 1836 – 2 July 1914) concluding phrase "future union with the British races throughout the world", the title of the text "I Believe in a British Empire" and the start of the text all show that Chamberlain is advocating British imperialism.

Jawaharlal Nehru's (14 November 1889 – 27 May 1964) "the eternal and the ever-new, we pay our reverent homage and we bind ourselves afresh to her service" and "pledge ourselves to cooperate with them in furthering peace, freedom and democracy." show that he is advocating freedom for India as well as democracy and peace.

Option B is not correct as Chamberlain says nothing about religion, is against separate England. And Nehru clearly demands freedom for India.

Option C is not correct Because Nehru says nothing directly about British people.

Option D is not correct because Chamberlain's text says nothing about peace, and Nehru's text nothing about competition.

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)