Describe the cycle that Buck experienced from being a king, to being kidnapped, to returning to a king. Why was Buck able to rise to the challenge and master each situation?

At the beginning of The Call of the Wild, we see that Buck is a domestic, pampered and mild dog. He is compared to an aristocrat because of his comfortable surroundings, domestic nature, and lack of awareness of the problems of the world. He ruled his farm and was loved by his family. However, when Buck is kidnapped, he has to endure a very different life. He is beaten and abused. He is also overworked and constantly hungry. His life becomes extremely hard. However, towards the end of the novel, we see that all of these experiences helped Buck identify the "call of the wild" and this enabled him to respond to his instincts effectively. Buck then becomes a king again, but this time in a wild setting.

There are several reasons why Buck was able to constantly rise to the challenge. First of all, Buck is creative and has a lot of imagination. This allows him to behave in ways that eventually benefit him. Buck is also particularly clever, and he quickly learns strategies to achieve survival. Finally, Buck is able to learn from each experience and apply this to the new problems that he encounters.

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)

that's a lot of reading foo

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