Now that you’ve closely read and analyzed the story “the most dangerous game,” you’ve seen how richard connell portrays the different aspects of the main characters’ personalities.  in light of the events in the story, consider whether humans are truly civilized.  are humans any different from animals?   write your response in two or three short paragraphs.  use examples from the story and from your own life in your response.

I believe that humans are similar to animals, just more advanced. According to General Zaroff, the only thing that destinguishes humans from animals is the ability to reason. When he explains why he believed humans were the most dangerous game, he states, "It must have courage, cunning, and, above all, it must be able to  reason."

In my personal experience, humans are similar to animals due to social structures and instincts. As much as we like to think humans are civil, almost everything humans do is for survival, just like animals. I also agree with Rainsford when he states at the beginning of the story that the world "is made of hunters and huntees." That logic applies to both humans and animals, and it creates balance in the world.

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)