What is the purpose of the first paragraph of this section of the iroquois constitution?

to describe the meaning of the shell strings
to describe the consequences of disobeying one’s tribe
to describe the traditions of the lords
to describe the history of each tribe in the five nations

no guessing ! i am giving a generous amount of points for a good answer.
( answer and rationale )

to describe the meaning of the shell strings

In this passage, the Iroquois Constitution specifically says "a large bunch of shell stringsshall symbolize". It then goes on to specifically say what the shells symbolize - the coming together of the nations. The other options are simply not valid. This passage does not tell us anything about consequences or the history of each tribe. While it does mention the different Lords, it doesn't say what their traditions are.

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)

what does the teacher mean