Read this excerpt from "the monkey's paw" by w. w. jacobs. which two lines reflect the theme that men must never go against fate? he took something out of his pocket and proffered it. mrs. white drew back with a grimace, but her son, taking it, examined it curiously. "and what is there special about it? " inquired mr. white as he took it from his son, and having examined it, placed it upon the table. "it had a spell put on it by an old fakir," said the sargeant-major, "a very holy man. he wanted to show that fate ruled people's lives, and that those who interfered with it did so to their sorrow. he put a spell on it so that three separate men could each have three wishes from it." "and did you really have the three wishes granted? " asked mrs. white. "i did," said the seargent-major, and his glass tapped against his strong teeth. "and has anybody else wished? " persisted the old lady. "the first man had his three wishes. yes," was the reply, "i don't know what the first two were, but the third was for death. that's how i got the paw." his tones were so grave that a hush fell upon the group.

"He [the Old Fakir] wanted to show that fate ruled people's lives, and that those who interfered with it did so to their sorrow. "

-Note: We see the theme that 'people must never go against fate', here in: "[The Old Fakir] wanted to show that fate ruled people's lives..."

"The first man had his three wishes. Yes," was the reply, "I don't know what the first two were, but the third was for death. That's how I got the paw."

- Note: "I don't know what the first two were, but the third was for death". Using the paw's magic itself interferes with fate, as while 'fate' gives it to people, generally one shouldn't use something for their own purposes. This would lead to them going against fate itself, depending on what they choose.

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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)

the italian poet francesco petrarch did! (: