Read the excerpt from a short story.
they had laughed at the shabbiness of the hotel. "oh well," they'd said, "we aren't going to spend any time inside."
and they had not. they'd spent the day and evening sightseeing and had not retreated to their rooms until they were
spent. now ana appraised her modest accommodations, remembering how the window in her room had amused her
friends, as it offered a view of a brick wall not six inches away. "you get what you pay for! " they'd exclaimed, closing
the heavy curtains.
the window captured ana's attention again. as she readied for bed, she heard a persistent tapping coming from
outside. ana reasoned with herself, reminded herself that only small bird or bug in distress could fit in such a space.
the tapping suggested otherwise, and she turned to investigate.
how does the excerpt exemplify the ideas king describes in "danse macabre"?
it allows readers to approach a "forbidden door
'it provides a single powerful spectacle" for the imagination's eye.
it forces readers to "grapple" with their own mortality.
it excites readers with the concept of "magic."
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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)

nature versus humanity!

the answer is the speaker views both as possessions that reflect his importance.