Read the two passages from of the wisdom of the ancients. passage 1: the fable relates to the cradle and infancy of nature, and pierces deep. this love i understand to be the appetite or instinct of primal matter; or to speak more plainly, the natural motion of the atom; which is indeed the original and unique force that constitutes and fashions all things out of matter. passage 2: let us now consider his attributes. he is described with great elegance as a little child, and a child for ever; for things compounded are larger and are affected by age; whereas the primary seeds of things, or atoms, are minute and remain in perpetual infancy. how do the two passages work together to develop bacon’s argument? passage 1 explains his central idea, while passage 2 supports it. passage 1 provides a counter argument, while passage 2 disproves it. passage 1 supports the central idea, while passage 2 explains what the central idea is. passage 1 lists a supporting example, while passage 2 provides a counter argument.

It seems that the correct answer is a) Passage 1 explains his central idea, while passage 2 supports it. In Of the Wisdom of the Ancients, Francis Bacon tries to give the 32-Greco-Roman-legends a new interpretation. In fact, in passage one he established the central idea of the text:

•    “the natural motion of the atom; which is indeed the original and unique force that constitutes and fashions all things out of matter.”

With these lines, he states that the center of everything is the atom; it is what constitutes and defines the identity of thing/human beings.

While in passage 2 he reinforces this idea by mentioning:

•    “whereas the primary seeds of things, or atoms, are minute and remain in perpetual infancy.”  

Therefore, Bacon comments that although this character gained more attributes as he becomes older, his essence (seed/atom) will last forever.

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explanation:

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)