Answer only if you know 1. how is hughes’ poem, “i, too” reflective of the african american experience during the time period in which it is written? 2. what is the main theme seen throughout hughes’ poems? 3. how are the poems of cullen also reflective of the time period in which they are written?

1- "I, Too" reflects the speaker's desire to be accepted as part of America. The speaker is an African -American slave. The "I" stands for the African- American speaker and the " too" stands for the fact  that he has to be accepted as part of the American nation. The period reflected in the poem ,then, is that of racism during the early 20's in TheU.S.

2- The main theme seen through the poem is patriotism. The speaker is " the darker brother". He has got white brothers in America. They all sing America.

3- Cullen 's poems are also reflective of racism. He deals with the African -American's soul and their emotions. He is worried about the situation of the African- Americans in Harlem. After they  fought in the WWI, they could not get any job in the U.S. However, Cullen also deals with the union of blacks and whites in his poems.

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)

- "he is a very real person and his intent isn't to influence us vonnegut addresses this towards the end of the letter when he says, if we choose to curse, that is by our own individual means."