Read this advertisement for a presentation on the ancient Egyptians Which sentence best expresses the central idea of the passage? adapted from In Their Own Words: The Ancient Egyptians

Egyptian civilization may seem too distant to relate to modern circumstances, but universal themes of love and strife found in Egyptian writing show a world not dissimilar from our own.

Explanation:

The above sentence is the best that expresses the central idea of the passage.

From the passage, we see that the passage talks about Ancient Egyptians and the events of modern times that seem to be different from what was experienced in Ancient Egypt.

The above selected sentence reveals that despite the fact that what took place in Egyptian civilization may seem far to relate to the modern occurrences and situations. But the author further reveals that a look at the Egyptian literature, shows that the events between those two eras are not dissimilar.

in the shadow of war

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)