Read the passage and answer the question. what could now sustain them but the spirit of god and his grace? may not and ought not the children of these fathers rightly say: "our fathers were englishmen which came over this great ocean, and were ready to perish in this wilderness; but they cried unto the lord, and he heard their voice and looked on their adversity," etc. what might be the central idea of the passage above? the beauty of the new world the hardships faced by the pilgrims the importance of faith the differences the pilgrims had with the church of england

the hardships faced by the Pilgrims.

In this passage, we see that the author talks about the children of Pilgrims. He states that these children will talk about how their parents crossed the ocean and risked their lives in the wilderness. And the whole time, they prayed, and God delivered them. The passage discusses the hardships that the Pilgrims faced when they came to America.

where is the

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)