In Book XI of Confessions, Augustine tries to understand what time is. This question matters deeply to him because God

is not defined by time, as humans are, and so it is difficult for humans to understand time. In a response of at least 150

words, explain the conclusion Augustine comes to concerning the past, the present, and the future? How does this

conclusion help him understand God's creation of the world? Provide details from Book XI to support your answer.

In Book XI of Confessions, Augustine tries to understand the concept of time, and how this relates to God and creation.

Augustine starts by trying to understand how God could have "spoken" the word and "created" the universe if time and space did not exist. The conclusion he reaches is that these concepts should not be taken literally, but spiritually. Moreover, he argues that the whole universe does not change in the way in which one event comes after the other one. Instead, it changes within a space that is God's whole, where nothing begins or ends. Therefore, he reconciles this contradictions by developing an idea of divine determinism.

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)