Claude McKay 1. What took place that persuaded McKay to write the poem that many believe sparked an interest in African Americans to fight for a change? 2. Proved two facts about McKay’s life. “America” 3. Explain the metaphor in the first two lines. 4. How does the oxymoron in line four demonstrate the reason McKay loves America still? 5. In your opinion, explain lines five and six in detail. 6. Why does the speaker refuse to return violence in lines nine-ten? 7. What treasures sink in the sand according to McKay? “If We Must Die” 8. According to McKay, what should African Americans not do in the face of race discrimination? 9. In what ways could a person gain their enemies’ respect? Both Poems 10. What topics are explored in both poems? 11. What does McKay reveal about these topics? What insight into life is provided?

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)

the correct answer can either be a or b because it could be both but you should probally choose b

b

explanation: