In the story the great gatsby: what rumors have been told about gatsby? why does fitzgerald reveal rumors rather than fact?

In The Great Gatsby by American writer F. Scott Fitzgerald, rumors that have been told about Gatsby include some thinking that he is Kaiser Wilhelm’s nephew or cousin. Some believe this is the origin of all his wealth, as Gatsby lives in an opulent mansion in West Egg, Long Island.

Another rumor revealed in the novel is that one young woman says that Gatsby doesn’t want trouble with anybody. She had ripped her gown at a previous party at Gatsby’s and he had a new gown sent to her residence the following week. She states to others that he did this for the aforementioned reason. This is not her opinion, but it is a rumor she is spreading. She says that somebody told her that Gatsby doesn’t want trouble with anyone. There is no evidence that Gatsby, here, is worried about trouble.

In addition, a rumor going around about Gatsby is that he killed a man. Furthermore, rumors exist that he was a spy for the Germans and also that he was a soldier in the U.S. army. Rumors also exist because one woman doesn’t believe that Gatsby went to Oxford, even though he told her that he did. She tells Nick she doesn’t believe Gatsby.

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)

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