Read this excerpt from herman melville’s moby-d*ck. what characteristic of romantic literature does it contain? consider all this; and then turn to this green, gentle, and most docile earth; consider them both, the sea and the land; and do you not find a strange analogy to something in yourself? for as this appalling ocean surrounds the verdant land, so in the soul of man there lies one insular tahiti, full of peace and joy, but encompassed by all the horrors of the half known life. god keep thee! push not off from that isle, thou canst never return! a. nature is a source of uncertainty and creativity for humans. b. nature can provide a means to achieve monetary wealth. c. nature works as a tool for introspection and comfort for humans. d. nature challenges humanity to strive for progress and equality.

I think the best option is D.

Explanation:

Romantic literature include focus on writer or narrator's emotions and the inner world, celebration of nature, beauty, and imagination, organized religion, rationalism, and social convention among other characteristics. The excerpts that contain these characterictics can be these ones: "THE SEA AND THE LANDS; and do you not find a strange analogy to something in yourself? For as this appalling OCEAN surrounds the VERDANT LAND, so in the soul of man there lies..."

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)

to persuade readers which is answer c