If act of generosity go unnoticed or even ignored how then do we measure their impact

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oscar wilde—one of the most successful playwrights of his day as well as one of its most notorious and colorful celebrities—was born in 1854 in dublin. his fairy tale "the happy prince" features a swallow who customarily winters in egypt but who, one autumn, is delayed in his migration by a disappointing love affair with a slender reed. finally on his way south after breaking off with his beloved, he shelters for the night under a beautiful statue that can cry; it is a golden prince crying because he wants to the needy of the town. what will the swallow do, especially as the frosts grow colder and colder—stay and the prince or move on to egypt? the text compels us to ask what the ultimate costs and rewards of generosity might be. it also touches on why we become involved in giving in the first place—reasons which may not ever seem clear even to ourselves.

explanation:

mark put this, in your own words! : )

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)