Read the passage from "by the waters of babylon.” now i tell what is very strong magic. i woke in the midst of the night. when i woke, the fire had gone out and i was cold. it seemed to me that all around me there were whisperings and voices. i closed my eyes to shut them out. some will say that i slept again, but i do not think that i slept. i could feel the spirits drawing my spirit out of my body as a fish is drawn on a line. why should i lie about it? i am a priest and the son of a priest. if there are spirits, as they say, in the small dead places near us, what spirits must there not be in that great place of the gods? and would not they wish to speak? after such long years? i know that i felt myself drawn as a fish is drawn on a line. i had stepped out of my body—i could see my body asleep in front of the cold fire, but it was not i. i was drawn to look out upon the city of the gods. how does the narrator respond to the conflict in this passage?

The narrator describes what appears to be a psychological episode as a paranormal experience, stating how a group of spirits took their own out of their body and showed them a glimpse of another world. Initially, the narrator felt turmoil as they were awaken, and responded to this conflict not with further panic, but with deep reflection and pondering - as if they had a religious revelation, forever changing their view of life.

the correct answer is the first option "the bolkshevik revolution". the passage makes reference to many of important events that occured in the revolution, such as the assemblies, in this case the animals are gathered in an assembly after a protest, the murder of fellow partners, the speeches given by the leader of the revolution, among other aspects. the last choice is possible, but in this passage in particular it is not emphasized the fight between the characters, that is the two pigs, that represent lenin and stallin.

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)