Do you think there is an increase or decrease in the poverty rate? what changed and what do you think brought on those changes (from a sociological perspective )

Social stratification is increasing around the world which shows that more people are getting richer or more socially and economically stable while others are losing their benefits like financial stability and basic services like health and quality of life. In countries like Brazil, poverty has risen terrifyingly due to unstable government, corruption and ineffective social policies. In other countries due to corrupt governments, such as Venezuela, the level of poverty has reached such high levels that the entire lower strata of the social pyramid can already be considered as poor. Therefore, the level of poverty in the world is increasing, especially in countries with a history of social and political problems, which shows that the main cause of the increase in poverty comes from social stratification, which in turn is initiated through failed government policies or for the benefit of smaller, dominant groups whether socially, financially or politically.

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)