What did the eight trigrams represent according to the i-chinga. the powers of natureb. the origin of lifec. the stages of heavend. the animals of the realm

A the power of nature

The answer is A: the powers of Nature.

The eight trigrams in the I Ching represent different figures of nature. These are combined into larger structures that form hexagrams and that can be interpreted for divination purposes. The trigrams themselves are all representations of nature and their powers and they themselves indicate or signal cosmological and psychological conjunctions that pertain to the ascribed divinity of these ancient Chinese text.

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)