read this excerpt from the passage.

i believe there are few events in my life, which have not happened to many: it is true the incidents of it are numerous; and, did i consider myself an european, i might say my sufferings were great: but when i compare my lot with that of most of my countrymen, i regard myself as a particular favourite of heaven, and acknowledge the mercies of providence in every occurrence of my life.

which statement describes the author's viewpoint in this excerpt?

1) he believes that his suffering has been minimal compared to other africans.
2) he believes that africans and europeans view life similarly.
3) he believes that suffering has defined his life.
4) he believes that africans are able to find solace in religion.

1) He believes that his suffering has been minimal compared to other Africans.

Explanation:

In "The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano" written by himself, he describes how his life had been as a former slave living in Europe. This memoir serves as a from of slave narrative or even a travel narrative of the author's attempts at escaping being a slave and the work he undertook to help his fellow African men after gaining his freedom.

The excerpt in the question is taken from Chapter I of the memoir where he narrates how he was lucky, more lucky than his fellow countrymen who are still stuck being slaves. He also believes that though he had his fair share of misfortune and suffering, they are minimal in comparison to the suffering faced by his other Black countrymen.

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)

d. the two authors are in awe of nature; their experiences, reveal that time in nature can change people.

explanation: