What can the reader infer about sylvia given the fact that although she is drawn to the hunter she would like him more without his gun?

I think the reader can infer that Sylvia is a little bit afraid of the hunters gun but is still drawn to even over her fear her womanly instincts take over. Hope this helps:)

Despite having a crush on the hunter, she is still frightened of the gun because she sees the gun as a threat to nature and her beliefs.

Explanation: In "A White Heron" by Sarah Orne Jewett, there is plenty of symbolism and imagery involved. Not only is Sylvia a nature lover, she lives with very little human interaction, making the gun symbolize harm against nature and her innocence. The hunter and Sylvia's nature contrasts each other immensely (maturity and innocence, urbanization and the natural world) and she is faced with the choice of betraying herself for her first crush.

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)