At which point in the reading process should you research a story's historical and cultural context? A. before B. after C. before and after D. none of the above

A. before

Explanation:

When a reader picks up a literary work, most especially an older piece of writing, it may be difficult to understand or connect with the prose with respect to a modern perspective. This is mainly due to the fact that the context and meaning of the words used are unfamiliar to the reader. Therefore, it is very important and essential for readers to have a good understanding of the cultural, social, economical, political and environmental conditions or situations that influenced the writing of a literary work before proceeding to read. Historical and cultural context provides unveils the meaning of a literary work, as well as provide a clearer perspective and informations that would have been missed by a reader.

Hence, before starting a reading process, you should research a story's historical and cultural context.

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)

personal narrative

first person fiction

etc.