What if the gods lived today? research and choose a god from either the greek or norse mythology, then choose your favorite character(s) from the greek mythologies and write about them living in today's time. consider how those characters might react to current events. for example, what would gaia, the goddess of earth, think about the environmental issues we are facing today (response must be at least 1-2 paragraphs, 5-7 sentences each).

As immortals, they would not need jobs and would be superior to people; who do. They would not have jobs, but the Greeks would have loved stories about them moving among people pretending to have mortal jobs to play tricks upon humans and to obtain what they wanted out of us.

my favorite characters from greek mythologies would be Aphrodite: model, actress, singer, talk show host, anchorwoman, any kind of celebrity that depends somewhat on her physical appearance/appeal.

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)

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