Reading Quiz Question 1

Instructions

Read the question carefully and select the best answer.

The reference of St. Augustine adds to the the credibility of Dr. King's argument about just and unjust laws mainly by

A showing he hos vast knowledge of history

B. proving to his audience that other trusted people from history agree with him

C, illustrating his ability to quote people on the spot

D. entertaining his audience by including other people's ideas

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B. proving to his audience that other trusted people from history agree with him

Explanation:

Dr. Martin Luther King's reference to St. Augustine who was a Christian clergyman and an advocate of peace and fairness shows to his audience that other trusted people from history agree with him.

Dr. King greatly enhanced his credibility by referring such a person of authority by showing that they shared the same views.

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)

in the sonnet 116 written by william shakespeare we can analyze the symbolism and say that he reuses the idea of love like a guiding star for the sailor.

reading through the poem we find out that in the line 7 there is a metaphor for the lover that is heading through the life events by love itself .