Canto XV, lines 55 - 61 15. Why does Dante include this passage? What effect might it have had on his
readers?

Dante included these lines to inform readers about what place does Brunetto holds in his life.

By this, readers will be able to know how Brunetto has been a guide for him in his political and literary career as well.

Explanation:

'Inferno' is an epic poem written by Dante Alighieri in 14th century. The poem describes Dante's journey in Hell guided by Virgil.

In Canto XV, Dante included lines 55-61–

'And he to me: “If you pursue your star,

you cannot fail to reach a splendid harbor,

if in fair life, I judged you properly;

and if I had not died too soon for this,

on seeing Heaven was so kind to you,

I should have helped sustain you in your work.

But that malicious, that ungrateful people'–

to inform readers that what place does Brunetto holds in his life. Brunetto has guided Dante in his political and literary career while he was alive. Brunetto regrets to leave the earth so soon and unable to guide Dante. Brunetto, still, guides Dante to keep pursuing his 'star' and in doing so he will, one day, reach the harbor.

Through these lines, readers are able to know that Brunetto has been not a teacher to Dante in his literary career but his political career as well.

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)

answer: buck is a dog living a charmed life on the estate of judge miller, during the time of the klondike gold rush in 1897. he is the king of all the animals on the estate and as such enjoys special privileges, such as the run of the estate and the admirable position of being the judge's favorite dog.

this all ends the day he accompanies manuel on a walk through the orchard to a flag station, where manuel sells him to a stranger. manuel sells buck, because he has gambling debts he needs to pay and a family to support.

this one act changes buck's life irrevocably. it is the catalyst for the rest of the story about buck and his transformation from domestic pet to wild animal.

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