Read this passage from the autobiography by benjamin franklin. which most closely represents franklin’s efforts to be more humble? i cannot boast of much success in acquiring the reality of this virtue; but i had a good deal with regard to the appearance of it.—i made it a rule to forbear all direct contradiction to the sentiments of others, and all positive assertion of my own. i even forbid myself agreeable to the old laws of our junto, the use of every word or expression in the language that imported a fixed opinion; such as “certainly,” “undoubtedly,” etc., and i adopted instead of them, “i conceive,” “ i apprehend,” or “i imagine a thing to be so or so,’ or “it so appears to me at present.”—when another asserted something that i thought an error, i denied myself the pleasure of contradicting him abruptly, and of showing immediately some absurdity in his proposition; and in answering i began by observing that in certain cases or circumstances his opinion would be right, but that in the present case there appeared or seemed to me some difference, etc. a. he began using opinionated words. b. he adopted a more tolerant attitude in speaking with others. c. he became more accepting of the absurd positions of others. d. he stopped contradicting what other people thought.

id say it means hes fearful and/or cautious

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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)