Evaluate the culture presented in the story. what details do you notice that show this story is not taking place in the united states? is ravi’s experience unique to his culture?

was one of the major participants in the  seven years' war  which lasted between 1754 and 1763. britain emerged from the war as the world's leading  colonial power, having gained a number of new territories at the  treaty of paris  in 1763 and established itself as the world's pre-eminent  naval power.

the war started poorly for britain, which suffered many deaths from the plague and scurvy, and at the hands of  france  in north america during 1754–55; and in the loss of  menorca  in 1756. the same year britain's major ally austria switched sides and aligned itself with france; and britain was hastily forced to conclude  a new alliance  with  frederick the great's  prussia. for the next seven years these two nations were ranged against a growing number of enemy powers led by france. after a period of political instability, the rise of  a government  headed by the  duke of newcastle  and  william pitt the elder  provided britain with firmer leadership, enabling it to consolidate and achieve its war aims.

in 1759 britain enjoyed an  annus mirabilis, "year of miracles", with success over the french on the continent (germany), in north america (capturing the capital of  new france), and in india. in 1761 britain also came into conflict with spain. the following year british forces captured  havana  and  manila, the western and eastern capitals of the  spanish empire, and repulsed  a spanish invasion of portugal. by this time the pitt-newcastle ministry had collapsed, britain was short of  credit  and the generous peace terms offered by france and its allies were accepted.

through the crown, britain was allied to the  electorate of hanover  and  kingdom of ireland, both of which effectively fell under british military command throughout the war. it also directed the military strategy of its various colonies around the world including  british america. in india british possessions were administered by the  east india company.

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)