Read the passage from "by the waters of babylon.” how shall i tell what i saw? there was no smell of man left, on stone or metal. nor were there many trees in that wilderness of stone. there are many pigeons, nesting and dropping in the towers—the gods must have loved them, or, perhaps, they used them for sacrifices. there are wild cats that roam the god-roads, green-eyed, unafraid of man. at night they wail like demons but they are not demons. the wild dogs are more dangerous, for they hunt in a pack, but them i did not meet till later. everywhere there are the carved stones, carved with magical numbers or words. which textual evidence indicates that john’s journey into the place of the gods will continue? “no smell of man left, on stone or metal” “god-roads, green-eyed, unafraid of man” “but them i did not meet till later” “magical numbers or words”

“but them I did not meet till later”

Explanation:

"By the Waters of Babylon” (1937) is a post-apocalyptic short story set in future after the destruction of industrial civilization. The story is written by American writer Stephen Vincent Benét (1898-1943).

In this passage the narrator (John) tells the readers about what he saw on his arrival to Place of the Gods. He talks about dangerous dogs which hunt in packs. John's saying that he met dogs later implies that he has yet to explore the place more. He would continue the journey and at some point in future would meet the dogs.

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)