What do you think is the symbolic meaning of the greek gods and goddesses? are they meant to be taken literally? if not, what is it that they represent?

The symbolic meaning of Greek gods and goddesses are for the things that the Greek didn’t understand before, so they just created a god/goddess and put that being in charge of it. For example, the Greeks didn’t understand lightning before, or really anything that happened in the sky, so they made Zeus, the god of the sky and king of the gods. I think they should be taken literally because they represent everything in life.

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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)