How is the speaker’s point of view in the poem “child of the americas” used to explore cultural identity? the third-person point of view allows her to be an objective observer of cultural conflicts. the third-person point of view allows her to look at culture from a historical perspective. the first-person point of view allows her to claim ownership of her own cultural identity. the first-person point of view allows her to share personal experiences of racism in america.

The first-person point of view allows her to claim ownership of her own cultural identity.

The poem is written in first person. The speaker talks about her own personal experiences and uses the pronoun "I" throughout the poem. The poem is about her struggle with cultural identity. She talks about her culture as a US Puerto Rican Jew and a Carribean. She identifies other cultures that have influenced her such as Africa and Europe, but states that she is not African or European. This poem is an exploration of cultural identity.

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)

c. barbarians with unexpected intelligence