From "A Nocturnal Reverie" by Anne Finch When a sedate content the spirit feels, And no fierce light disturbs, whilst it reveals; But silent musings urge the mind to seek Something, too high for syllables to speak; Till the free soul to a composedness charmed,
Finding the elements of rage disarmed, O'er all below a solemn quiet grown, Joys in the inferior world, and thinks it like her own:
Which of the following accurately paraphrases the passage?
Human beings inspire one another to pursue the joys of quiet reflection.
Human beings can overcome rage only at night.
O Nature makes the human spirit content and inspires human beings by its beauty.
O Nature is fierce and disturbing to human beings and should be avoided.

O Nature makes the human spirit content and inspires human beings by its beauty.

Explanation:

Anne Finch's poem "A Nocturnal Reverie" presents a quite and serene scene of the twilight and the coming of daytime which forces the poet, and man in general, to face the harsh reality of the world again. This poem is written in iambic pentameter and contains 50 lines.

The given lines are from the 39th to 46th lines of the poem where the speaker/ poet expresses her regret of having to face the day after a peaceful night. Through these lines, she presents nighttime as inspiring her to have serene and "silent musings", seeking "joys in the inferior world". She thinks that in such peaceful settings, it is impossible to hold on to any hatred or feeling of anger. And to her, scenes such as this is nature's way of making the human spirit content and inspires them by its beauty.

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)

the statement that best explains why the tenth amendment reserves some rights and powers to states is that the framers believed in the principle of federalism. this principle says that some powers are in the hands of a centralized national government, while others are reserved for the governments of several states.