Read this excerpt from beowulf, in which unferth, one of hrothgar's warriors, addresses beowulf. “ art thou that beowulf with breca did struggle, on the wide sea-currents at swimming contended, where to humor your pride the ocean ye tried, ’twas mere folly that actuated you both to risk your lives on the ocean. from vainest vaunting adventured your bodies in care of the waters?in the water’s possession, ye toiled for a seven-night; he at swimming outdid thee, in strength excelled thee. the pledge that he made thee breca outdid you entirely. the son of beanstan hath soothly accomplished. then i ween thou wilt find thee less fortunate issue, much more will grendel outdo you, if you vie with him in prowess. which of these words best describes unferth's tone? a. vehement b. insulting c. ironic d. casual

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)