Which line from the text explains the effect of the texts of agrippa on the narrator? . .the theory which he attempts to demonstrate and the wonderful facts which he relates soon changed this feeling into enthusiasm. my father looked carelessly at the title page of my book and said, "ah! cornelius agrippa! my dear victor, do not waste your time upon this; it is sad trash." . . the principles of agrippa had been entirely exploded and that a modern system of science had been introduced which possessed much greater powers than the ancient. . when i returned home my first care was to procure the whole works of this author. .

The line from the text that explains the effect of the texts of Agrippa on the narrator is "the theory which he attempts to demonstrate and the wonderful facts which he relates soon changed this feeling into enthusiasm."

The narrator, upon reading the texts, found inspiration. He later states "A new light seemed to dawn upon my mind", and admits that, had his father explained better why Agrippa was "sad trash", he would not have carried on with his wild ideas, even saying that "it is even possible that the train of my ideas would never have received the fatal impulse that led to my ruin".

... the theory which he attempts to demonstrate and the wonderful facts which he relates soon changed this feeling into enthusiasm

Explanation:

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)