Ever since the founding fathers of our nation dreamed this noble dream, america has been . . tragically divided against herself. on the one hand we have proudly professed the principles of democracy, and on the other hand we have sadly practiced the very antithesis of those principles. indeed slavery and segregation have been strange paradoxes in a nation founded on the principle that all men are created equal. —"the american dream," dr. martin luther king, jr. what reason does king give in this passage to explain how americans have failed to come together for equality? he points out that americans have proudly supported the principles of democracy he points out that the founding fathers’ dream was a noble one. he points out that slavery and segregation show that everyone is not considered equal.

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)

1.c

2.a

3.d

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