Read the following excerpt and answer the question that follows. abridged from robinson crusoe, by daniel defoe being the third son of the family and not bred to any trade, my head began to be filled very early with rambling thoughts. my father, who was very ancient, had given me a competent share of learning, as far as house-education and a country free school generally go, and designed me for the law; but i would be satisfied with nothing but going to sea; and my inclination to this led me so strongly against the will, nay, the commands of my father, and against all the entreaties and persuasions of my mother and other friends, that there seemed to be something fatal in that propensity of nature, tending directly to the life of misery which was to befall me. what does the historical context of the writing demonstrate or tell you? (10 points) even in that time, children and parents disagreed about what was best for the future. unlike today, children in that time did exactly what their parents wanted them to do. it was unusual in that time for children to take on their parents' careers, as they do today. children who grew up in that time had their careers decided upon from their birth.

Even in that time, children and parents disagreed about what was best for the future.

Explanation:

In this passage, we can see that, in the past, parents and children disagreed about what was best for the future in the same way as they disagree nowadays. The passage tells us that Robinson's father raised him and educated him in a way that would allow him to become a lawyer. However, despite these efforts, Robinson Crusoe only wanted to be at sea.

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)