The three parts of section x in the way to rainy mountain talk about the tai-me. how does the author use the historical passage to address the topic? it details the way the tai-me became a protective object for the kiowa. it validates the tai-me as a critical object in kiowa culture. it presents the influence of the tai-me in the author’s life. it reveals why the tai-me is so powerful.

It validates the Tai-me as a critical object in Kiowa culture.

Explanation:

N. Scott Momaday's travel memoir "The Way to Rainy Mountain" is a kind of historical travelogue that the author writes as a way of rediscovering his heritage and that of his o, the Kiowa people. The book narrates the history of the Kiowa people, right from their beginning in Montana to Oklahoma.

The book narrates the background of the Kiowa people and their beliefs and lifestyle. Momaday also included his own memories of his grandmother and how she would tell him stories about their heritage. One important aspect of the people was the belief in Tai-me, their god. This Tai-me features a number of times in even the stories that his grandmother told him. The three parts in Section X which details Tai-me shows that he is considered as a critical being or object in their culture and that he is an important aspect of their lives.

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)