How does the central idea in the first half of the passage differ from the one in the second half? a) both sections deal with the amazing, but often negative effects of stress on the human body. b) the first half addresses human responses to danger, and the second section focuses on the positive impact of stress the human body. c) the first half deals with the effects of stress on contemporary man, while the second half compares this with the effects of stress on early humans. d) the first half deals with the effects of stress on early humans, while the second half compares this with the effects of stress on contemporary humans. btw the passage is called fight or flight the evolution of stress

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)

there purpose is to entertain