Cultural Literature:

My Sioux Pride

From the Trail of Tears

To the tale of the Wounded Knee

I have lived the history of my elders

The age-old, silent fears

I look toward the sky

And the earth that is always mine

All is not lost, I remember

We can be us and shine

My braided, parted hair

And wooden flute will sing

Till the soil will grow new plants

Oh, let the music ring

What is one thing this poem teaches the reader about Native American people?

A) They have tremendously suffered in history.

B)They have an avid interest in agriculture.

C)They are apathetic to the prejudice.

A) They have tremendously suffered in history.

Explanation:

The poem teaches the Native American about their suffering and the fact that all hope is not lost. That, there is a possiblity of them rising above their suffering to become a great tribe in America through the various accomplishments. This is aptly captured in the quote below:

"I look toward the sky

And the earth that is always mine

All is not lost, I remember  

We can be us and shine "

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)