50 pts ! read john f. kennedy’s “city upon a hill" speech and answer these questions.

who is the intended audience of the speech?

what assumptions does the author make about the values of the audience?

how does the intended audience influence the tone of the speech?

how does the author arrange the ideas?

how does the organization of the text fulfill the author's purpose?

how does the author appeal to logic and reason (logos) or emotion (pathos)?

what kinds of evidence—facts, anecdotes, analogies, allusions—does the author use?

how does the supporting evidence fulfill the purpose of the text?

does the speech succeed in fulfilling the author's purpose or intentions?

what do the speech and the author's chosen strategies reveal about the culture that produced it?

Select the correct answer. in this excerpt from "a modest proposal" by johnathan swift, what does the author list? i can think of no one objection, that will possibly be raised against this proposal, unless it should be urged, that the number of people will be thereby much lessened in the kingdom. this i freely own, and 'twas indeed one principal design in offering it to the world. i desire the reader will observe, that i calculate my remedy for this one individual kingdom of ireland, and for no other that ever was, is, or, i think, ever can be upon earth. therefore let no man talk to me of other expedients: of taxing our absentees at five shillings a pound: of using neither cloaths, nor houshold furniture, except what is of our own growth and manufacture: of utterly rejecting the materials and instruments that promote foreign luxury: of curing the expensiveness of pride, vanity, idleness, and gaming in our women: of introducing a vein of parsimony, prudence and temperance: of learning to love our country, wherein we differ even from laplanders, and the inhabitants of topinamboo: of quitting our animosities and factions, nor acting any longer like the jews, who were murdering one another at the very moment their city was taken: of being a little cautious not to sell our country and consciences for nothing: of teaching landlords to have at least one degree of mercy towards their tenants. lastly, of putting a spirit of honesty, industry, and skill into our shop-keepers, who, if a resolution could now be taken to buy only our native goods, would immediately unite to cheat and exact upon us in the price, the measure, and the goodness, nor could ever yet be brought to make one fair proposal of just dealing, though often and earnestly invited to it.a. reforms that had failed to improve ireland's situation b. the unrealistic measures discussed by irish government officials c. viable measures that could improve ireland's situation d. measures that would unify the populace of ireland

“to build a fire” what does the man do to try to get his feeling back in his hands?

King compares himself to early christian prophets because they a.) died fighting for their cause b.) did not submit to unjust laws c.) believed in civil disobedience d.) did not negotiate with enemies