Mr. president, it is natural to man to indulge in the illusions of hope. we are apt to shut our eyes against a painful truth, and listen to the song of the siren, till she transforms us into beasts. is this the part of wise men, engaged in a great and arduous struggle for liberty? are we disposed to be of the number of those, who, having eyes, see not, and having ears, hear not, the things which so nearly concern their temporal salvation? for my part, whatever anguish of spirit it may cost, i am willing to know the whole truth; to know the worst, and to provide for it. which best explains the purpose of the rhetorical device used in this excerpt? a. the use of parallelism draws attention to the many peaceful steps the colonists have taken. b. the personification of the struggle for liberty makes it a familiar and relatable topic. c. the repetition of the words "sir" and "throne" emphasize the point that the colonists are subordinate to great britain. the imagery of a colonist with no eyes and no ears illustrates how they all are at the hands of great britain. d. the rhetorical questions highlight the absurdity of passively ignoring the truth about great britain's intentions.

D) The rhetorical questions highlight the absurdity of passively ignoring the truth about Great Britain's intentions.

Explanation: When writing, an author can use several rhetorical devices in order to persuade, inform or impact the audience in the desired way. One rhetorical device that is commonly used is a rhetorical question, which is a question that is not meant to be answered but to have an impact on the reader. In the given excerpt we can see that the author uses rhetorical questions like: "Are we disposed to be of the number of those, who, having eyes, see not, and having ears, hear not, the things which so nearly concern their temporal salvation?" to highlight the absurdity of passively ignoring the truth about Great Britain's intentions.

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)

i think that will have something to do with the mississippi river but google will know the full answer for sure