How does Bilbo's discovery of the ring in The Hobbit's rising action affect his fate in the climax?
-The ring saves his life. He uses it to gain invisibility during the worst of the fighting, when others are injured or killed.
- The ring puts him in danger. Once it's power is discovered, many forces will do anything to get it.
-The ring saves everyone. Bilbo trades it to Smaug in exchange for safety, allowing the dwarves to flee the woods unharmed.
- The ring makes him wealthy. Once Smaug's treasure has been collected, Bilbo trades the ring for treasure

the ring will put him in danger

Explanation:

because the ring holds great power

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)