What does Ping mean when she says “even if they mean nothing to the other shore?” What effect does this phrase have on the poem?in the poem ''things we carry on the sea''.

Answer and Explanation:

In her poem "Things We Carry on the Sea", author Wang Ping describes the reality of those who have to forcibly leave their homes and seek a place to live in another country. She uses repetition at the beginning of each line with "we carry", emphasizing how much refugees and immigrants bring with them. Their memories, their past, their hopes and dreams.

Then, there is the line:

We carry diplomas: medicine, engineer, nurse, education, math, poetry, even if they mean nothing to the other shore

What Ping means is that refugees and immigrants are not always welcomed by others. Even though they are human beings like everyone else, being a refugee makes them worthless to the eyes of many. So much so that their effort, education, and knowledge are ignored, as if "they mean nothing" to people who have never had to leave their own homes.

The phrase above is quite impactful. Upon reading it, readers are led from feeling to feeling: surprise, acceptance, and sadness. Surprise because our first reaction is to think that a diploma is a diploma, that knowledge is knowledge, and that people are people, no matter where they come from. Acceptance because, a second later, we realize this is truly the reality. We have all seen examples of people who look down on others due to their origin. Sadness because we know this is unfair.

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)

what are the excerpts?