Read the excerpt from narrative of the life of frederick douglass.

in the same book, i met with one of sheridan's mighty speeches on and in behalf of catholic emancipation. these were choice documents to me. i read them over and over again with unabated interest. they gave tongue to interesting thoughts of my own soul, which had frequently flashed through my mind, and died away for want of utterance.

in this excerpt, what effect does the adjective "mighty” have that the adjective "great” would not?

“mighty” shows that sheridan’s speeches are longer than most “great” speeches.
“mighty” reflects how powerful and influential the speeches were to douglass in a way that “great” would not.
“mighty” and “great” mean essentially the same thing, so there is not much difference in their effect.
“mighty” reflects a harsh bitterness that would not be reflected with the word “great.”

"Mighty” reflects how powerful and influential the speeches were to Douglass in a way that “great” would not.

Mighty means possessing power or authority. These elements are not exactly part of the definition of the word great, which simply means large, remarkable, or predominant. With mighty, there is a connotation of significance and impact. Indeed, the narrator tells us that these speeches fascinated him ("unabated interest") and influenced his thinking ("they gave tongue to interesting thoughts of my own soul").

B. Mighty reflects how powerful and infuencial the speeches were to Douglass in a way that "Great" would  not.

answer: b

explanation:

it tells that they are they are trained over time since they are first born

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)