Arachne Which best explains the influence of setting on the attitudes and actions of the characters? Base your answer on information in the background note and in the myth.
A Weaving was a prized talent in ancient Greece, which explains the importance in the myth of a weaving contest.
B Vengeance was considered an admirable goal in ancient Greece, which explains why Athena turns Arachne into a spider.
C The ancient Greeks believed the gods had supernatural powers, which explains how Athena can imitate Arachne's weaving abilities.
D The ancient Greeks believed the gods gave mortals special talents, which explains how Athena can turn Arachne into a spider.

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)

every four years the american people choose a new president, and 1988 is one of those years."