Read the passage from roosevelt's "quarantine" speech.

if those things come to pass in other parts of the world, let no one imagine that america will escape, that america may expect mercy, that this western hemisphere will not be attacked and that it will continue tranquilly and peacefully to carry on the ethics and the arts of civilization.

which best identifies an inference made in the passage and evaluates its logic?

(a) the inference is that americans have a false sense of security; it is logical because of the ambitious nature of the german and japanese expansion thus far.

(b) the inference is that americans are not deserving of mercy; it is logical because they have not extended a hand to other nations in need.

(c) the inference is that americans should focus on ethics and arts, rather than war; it is illogical because america has the most powerful military in the world.

(d) the inference is that america is too far removed to become involved in the war; it is illogical because japan and germany have naval forces that can attack by sea.

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)

european parent languages

expresses state of being