Read the passage. A Bear in the Army While traveling through Iran during World War II, a group of Polish soldiers encountered a young boy with an intriguing possession available for trade: a bear cub. The soldiers promptly bought the cub, named him Wojtek, and took him to join the rest of their unit. The playful bear adapted well to military life. However, when the unit was sailing for Italy, officials refused to allow the bear on the ship, saying that only soldiers were permitted. The solution was both obvious and extraordinary: the soldiers arranged for Wojtek to be officially enlisted in the army. As an enlisted soldier, he could accompany the men on their mission. "He didn't receive money," recalled one former soldier in an interview with the BBC World Service, "but was officially a Polish soldier." Wojtek remained with the company throughout the war and even helped carry heavy crates of ammunition to soldiers on the battlefield. What is the main idea of the passage? THE ANSWER
The main idea of the passage is A Polish army unit grew so fond of a pet bear that they enlisted the animal in the army in order to bring him aboard a military ship.

A polish army unit grew so fond of a pet bear that they enlisted the animal in the army in order to bring him aboard a military ship

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)