Read Aesop's "The Oak and the Reeds." Then answer the question. An Oak that grew on the bank of a river was uprooted by a severe gale of wind and thrown across the stream. It fell among some Reeds
growing by the water and sald to them, "How is it that you, who are so frail and slender, have managed to weather the storm, whereas I,
with all my strength, have been torn up by the roots and hurled into the river?"
"You were stubborn," came the reply. "You fought against the storm, which proved stronger than you but we bow and yield to every breeze,
and thus the gale passed harmlessly over our heads."
Which three phrases describe the setting of the story?
-the edge of a river
-tree roots in the ground
-in a breeze
- among the Reeds
-during a storm

what is the passage?

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)