Read this excerpt from the first men in the moon. he looked at my golden crowbars, and said nothing for a space. he stood with his hands clasped behind his back, staring across the crater. at last he signed and spoke. "it was i found the way here, but to find a way isn't always to be master of a way. if i take my secret back to earth, what will happen? ” what meaning is implied by mr. cavor’s statement in the passage above? he becomes aware that others might compete with him for the valuable minerals on the moon if the secret becomes known. he is considering how the crowbars might be used to him cross the crater. he laments that it may be impossible to find the way back to earth. he realizes that human greed for gold will lead to the destruction of the world he has discovered.

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)

homework should not be banned because it tells the teacher if you were paying attention in class or not. it assures the teacher that you understand the material so you can move on to different material.