1. byron's
notion that he possessed no control over his decisions
eventually became his excuse for living a[n] __ lifestyle. he par-
tied nightly, and his
of ambition or goals had_.
from his relatively successful friends. when they tried to talk to byron
about his future, his only response was a[n) _
stare.
him

The correct answers are in this order: fatalistic, licentious, paucity, alienated, and lackadaisical.

Explanation:

Fatalistic means determined by fate, destiny (in Latin, fatum means destiny).

Licentious means immoral, full of sin.

Paucity means a lack of.

To alienate means to isolate someone.

Lackadaisical means lazy, indifferent.

Byron was a curious being - due to his fatalistic view of life, he let his destiny control him and thus he did everything he wanted to do, no matter what other people said or thought about him. He was one of the most successful and decadent poets of his time, so he thought he was allowed to do whatever he wanted (he even had a pet bear at his university!)

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)