Why does hazel and george show very little emotion about their son’s death

Because their handicaps keep them from maintaining focus on one idea.

In the story "Harrison Bergeron," people are forced to wear handicaps and masks in order to prevent them from being too beautiful, too intelligent, too talented or too athletic. This is because the government is trying to make everyone equal. When Hazel and George's son rebels on TV, he is killed by the government. Although the parents are watching, they are unable to show any emotion. This is because their handicaps prevent them from maintaining focus on one idea.

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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)