Read: The Dark Secrets of this Now-Empty Island in Maine How does knowing the historical context of a text change or alter the way readers understand the characters or events? Provide specific evidence to support your claim.

By knowing the historical context of a novel or piece of literature one can deeply understand what exactly the author is trying to convey. For instance, in the short article "The Dark Secrets of this Now-Empty Island in Maine," which describes events that occurred in the 1910s that completely altered the history of Malaga Island. Without knowing many important historical aspects and the sense of society in this certain time period, one would not completely understand the truth behind this island. Malaga Island was, “a community of mixed races” which “drew the attention of those opposed to miscegenation, and Mainers with a bigoted view,” (Jester). African Americans in the 1910s were still not accepted in society and because of this many people believed that the residents on Malaga island “would interfere with tourist’s vision of the picturesque Maine ideal,” (Jester). The state decided that the people on Malaga Island were to be evicted, and exclaimed them to, “leave and remove your homes, or forcibly be removed and your homes will be burned,” (Jester). And so the people of Malaga Island did, “Many residents floated their homes up and down the river” and even “Some perished from this ordeal, with one mother who had fallen ill,” this brutal way of expelling these people from their homes, ripped families apart by killing one another by this harsh journey. As the eviction and many important events started to fade, “The state did its best to erase the past, but an ugly linguistic reminder kept bubbling up” (Jester). The word “Malago… was a way to talk about people of dark skin, or less than average intelligence,” (Jester). A simple word that may seem completely irrelevant to one who knows nothing about Malaga Island. But to one who knows the historical context of this empty and forgotten island, it is a great ordeal and brutal reminder of its inhumane past.

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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)

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made man, i'll never forget

mine is worth far more

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