Is Chesterton really saying that such things as floods are unimportant? What reason does he give for saying that the floods could be "accepted and enjoyed poetically"?

Chesterton poetic expression can be understood from the prism that no situation is good or bad but how our minds and the person in question perceive it will determine ones reaction to it.

Events occur, some see it as opportunity while others see it as destruction and a curse.

The flooding in was a destruction to business, home and properties but on the other hand it created opportunity to study the flood pattern in the city and proffer a lasting solution to it.

Explanation:

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)

the answer is c. he is an efficient leader who prompts his crew to work quickly .

explanation: