Jesse owens what is the author's main purpose in the text? A to show how the olympic games have changed over time, specifically in the treatment of black athletes B to provide i formation about Jesse Owens' famous wins and the effect that they, and his attitufe, had on others C to critize the United States for disrespecting Jesse Owens in the past and not giving him the credit he deserved D to emphasize the discrimination that black athletes from all nations faced during the Olympic games

B to provide information about Jesse Owens' famous wins and the effect that they, and his attitude, had on others

Explanation:

The author Shelby Ostergaad wrote basically about the accomplishments of Jesse Owens and how others especially the whites looked down on him because of his color. He did not allow this to deter him, rather he continued pushing for success.

He succeeded at the Olympics of 1936, to the disappointment of Adolf Hitler who believed that Whites were superior to blacks. His accomplishments was still not highly welcome as he was not given jobs even after he came back from the Olympics.

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)

i think she wanted to protect her children from the extreme racism of the american south.