Read this excerpt from the land, part 4. mitchell looked up, first at hammond, then at me, and i felt my knees go weak. "yeah," he mumbled, his eyes fixed on me, and at that moment i knew that my troubles with mitchell were far from over. and i was right. what does this excerpt show about the relationship between paul and mitchell? their conflicts have been resolved. their conflicts will teach them something. their conflicts are still unresolved. their conflicts will turn them into friends.

"The Land" is a novel that was written by Mildred D. Taylor and it was published in 2001. It is the prequel of a series that is called "The Logan Family saga". This story narrates the experiences and life of main character Paul-Edward Logan, from the time he is 9 years old till he fulfills his dream of acquiring "the Land". Many adventures and events happen to this character as his life moves along, one of which is the change in his relationship with Mitchell, another one of the characters, and who at the beginning seems to be the antagonist. From being enemies (Mitchell bullied Paul), to best friends and enterprice companions. The story of "The Land", then begins with a 9-year-old Paul, who is the son of a white landowner and a black woman. Many other black families live inside the Logan´s land and one of them is Mitchell Thomas and his family. Because of his biraciallity, Paul faces a lot of problems, and the worst is with Mitchell, who bullies him constantly. It is not until much later that Paul and Mitchell grow to become the best of friends and allies.

In this particular excerpt, Hammond and George, who are Paul´s oldest brothers, go to Mitchell to talk to him and end up demanding that Mitchell leave Paul alone. Later on, after that scene, the problems between the two continue until a deal is struck between the two children and thereafter change completely when Paul protects Mitchell from the consequences of injuring one of Paul´s father´s priced horses. The correct answer here then is: Their conflicts are still unresolved. For a long while Paul and Mitchell continue having trouble, despite Paul´s brothers´ invervention and a deep reflection ensues from Paul on his bi-racial nature and the reason why Mitchell hates him.

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)