Read this excerpt from Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll. . . . there was a rather awkward pause, as Alice didn’t know how to begin a conversation with people she had just been dancing with. . . .

"So much obliged!” added Tweedledee. "You like poetry?”

"Ye-es, pretty well – some poetry,” Alice said doubtfully. "Would you tell me which road leads out of the wood?”

Which of these details provides support for the idea that the characters have common interests?

. . . there was a rather awkward

They asked about poetry and Alice said Yes some poetry

Explanation:

The details that supports the idea that the characters have common interests are stated in the text, "So much obliged!" added Tweedledee. "You like poetry?" and "Ye-es, pretty well - some poetry," Alice said doubtfully," These details point to the idea that the characters have common interests because Tweedledee firsts asks if she likes poetry, signaling that he does too and is wondering if she does. Alice answers that she does, signaling that they both have a common interest because they both like poetry.

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)