Read the excerpt from gilgamesh: a new english version. gilgamesh backed away. he said, "how dreadful humbaba's face has become! it is changing into a thousand nightmare faces, more horrible than i can bear. i feel haunted. i am too afraid to go on." enkidu answered, "why, dear friend, do you speak like a coward? what you just said is unworthy of you. it grieves my heart. we must not hesitate or retreat." which sentence best states the theme of the excerpt? a) people must persevere despite their fears. b) enkidu is a loyal source of encouragement. c) gilgamesh needs support to overcome his fear. d) cowardice leads to defeat and death.

a) People must persevere despite their fears.

Explanation:

In the story of "Gilgamesh: A New English Version" by Stephen Mitchell, the story plot revolves around the theme of friendship, loyalty, courage and perseverance. This epic follows the conquest and bravery of Gilgamesh, the king of Uruk and his close friend Enkidu against their enemy Humbaba.

The given excerpt in the question shows the scene where Enkidu felt scared to be facing Humbaba but the presence of his friend Gilgamesh gave him courage, knowing that he will not be alone. In this discourse, the theme that is displayed is the need of perseverance despite the presence of fear, in the face of death.

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)