Identify a theme shared by both the poem "if" and the poem "perseverance." in one sentence, clearly, state the theme. then, explain how the theme is developed in "if." use specific evidence from the text of the poem in your answer. next, explain how the theme is developed in "perseverance." lastly, summarize how the two poems are similar and/or different.

Perseverance and If both seem to share the theme of being strong at every moment of one´s life, being  the master of one´s actions and believing that no matter what happens, either good or bad, once you understand what is happening , you will be able to continue your path and learn even more.

In If the theme is developed by giving a message as a piece of advice .The persona of the poem is talking to someone who is young and still has a lot to live and assimilate ; he is talking to a son.."Yours is the Earth and everything that´s in it..."you´ll be a Man, my son"..

In Perseverance the persona describes moments of failure, moments when all around you seems not to be going in the right direction.Nevertheless this person , who is a strong believer in God, finds strength and is able to go on..."When shadows seem to hover round, Lord, I may persevere.."

The similarity between the poems lies in the fact that they are very positive recommendations .Perseverance presents examples of complicated situations  whereas If gives examples of both; favorable and unfaborable events. Even though neither of the poems uses the expression do not give up, it  it is what they connote.

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)

1. drag the central argument paine presents and its two claims to complete the chart. argument claims america may have flourished more had it not been under the power of any european country. america may have flourished under britain in the past, but there is no guarantee that it will continue to flourish in the future. america will continue to flourish as long as the essential food products it sells are bought and eaten in europe. the american colonies will no longer flourish when britain makes war against them. britain's king has shown himself to be prejudiced against the colonies, rather than wanting them to flourish.

2.select the sentence in this passage that can be classified as a false statement.

although few humans per year are attacked by polar bears, any individual attack can be terrifying and even fatal. the warming of arctic regions has allowed the intrusion of humans into the polar bears’ habitat, increasing the danger of harmful contacts. remaining alert and using precautions can humans avoid a negative encounter with a polar bear. traveling together and staying close to the group can humans avoid bear attacks. certain weapons, including nonlethal ones such as pepper spray, are effective against polar bears. once a bear has decided to attack, however, nothing can be done.

3.select the sentence in this passage that demonstrates the fallacy of making an extreme either-or claim.

the civil war was the bloodiest conflict in the history of the united states. more than 600,000 soldiers lost their lives. the fighting took place in many different cities and throughout the countryside. the wounded often suffered acute pain while in the field hospitals. they all should have asked for better care. william hammond, the surgeon general of the union army, created a new system of sanitary field care. if people do not accept hammond as the most important person from the civil war, they have no understanding of the war.