What is a central idea of "The Three Brass Pennies"? Ah Fo trades his wish to see into the future after he sees what danger lurks for him on his travels. Ah Fo rescues a bee from a spider web and is surprised when the bee leaves him a message of thanks. Tuan See invites Ah Fo to dinner, but he refuses to stay when his friend insults him. A magician rewards Ah Fo for saving his life, but Ah Fo's wishes only bring him sadness.

A magician rewards Ah Fo for saving his life, but Ah Fo's wishes only bring him sadness.

Explanation:

The magician grants Ah Fo three wishes for saving him from the evil magician. Ah Fo is a humble student who craves knowledge, so he wishes to be able to read thoughts, to foretell the future, to learn without any effort. However, his wishes only bring him problems, as he loses the joy of learning and discovers unpleasant things about the people around him by reading their thoughts.

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)