The purpose of henry's speech is to persuade his audience to take
action. what specific action does a henry urge his audience to take?
why do you think that precise purpose of henry's speech only becomes clear in the second half of the speech rather than the first?

The actions that Henry urge his audience to take is first to judge their future based on their earlier lives. When they do this, then they will have hope of future reconciliation.

Another action he wants them to take is considering being in a stronger position since the British chains are moving closer as well as entangling the colonialism each day.

Explanation

Henry's speech is famous in the second part because people get to realize what exactly he is saying, and they are ready to emulate his actions.

This will enable them to be active instead of standing idle while the rest are fighting for freedom.

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)