Read the poems below and complete the instruction that follows. "success is counted sweetest" by emily dickinson success is counted sweetest by those who ne'er succeed. to comprehend a nectar requires sorest need. not one of all the purple host who took the flag today can tell the definition so clear of victory as he defeated—dying— on whose forbidden ear the distant strains of triumph burst agonized and clear! source: dickinson, emily. "success is counted sweetest." poetryfoundation. org. poetry foundation, n. d. web. 17 may 2011. "successful failure" by robert william service i wonder if successful men are always happy? and do they sing with gusto when springtime is sappy? although i am of snow-white hair and nighly mortal, each time i sniff the april air i chortle. i wonder if a millionaire jigs with enjoyment, having such heaps of time to spare for daft employment. for as i dance the highland fling my glee is muckle, and doping out new songs to sing i chuckle. i wonder why so soon forgot are fame and riches; let cottage comfort be my lot with well-worn britches. as in a pub a poor unknown, brown ale quaffing, to think of all i'll never own,— i'm laughing. source: service, robert william. "successful failure." famouspoetsandpoems. com. famouspoetsandpoems. com, n. d. web. 17 may 2011. identify a universal theme for each of the poems. then, compare and contrast the two poems for their content and their themes.

The universal theme of the poems is success.

In "Success is Counted Sweetest", Emily Dickinson depicts a soldier about to die, to convey that success can be appreciated only by those who have experienced failure.

As regards to "Successful Failure", Robert William Service speculates whether successful people are really happy. The reason is he feels joyful for the simple things in life, and for the things he will never possess.

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)

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