Ilearned this, at least, by my experiment: that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours. he will put some things behind, will pass an invisible boundary; new, universal, and more liberal laws will begin to establish themselves around and within him; or the old laws be expanded, and interpreted in his favor in a more liberal sense, and he will live with the license of a higher order of beings. what belief about life is being described in this excerpt? a. individuals eventually learn to appreciate their surroundings. b. individuals who follow their dreams eventually attain them. c. cultures have a tendency to force their values on individuals. d. as cultures change, individuals change along with them.

The belief about life that is being described in this excerpt is (B.) individuals who follow their dreams eventually attain them.

These words were written by Henry David Thoreau, an American poet who lived during the 19th century and was best known for his essay "Civil Disobedience". In this famous quote, he makes reference to his formula for a successful life. He believed that when a person focuses on achieving his/her dreams and the life he/she wants to life, success eventually comes ("if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams (...) he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours"). For Thoreau, it was very important to psych oneself up in order to reach goals.

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)