I've got a mule, her name is sal,
fifteen miles on the erie canal.
she's a good old worker and a good old pal,
fifteen miles on the erie canal.
we've hauled some barges in our day,
filled with lumber, coal, and hay,
and every inch of the way we know
from albany to buffalo.
low bridge, everybody down!
low bridge, for we're coming to a town!
and you'll always know your neighbor,
you'll always know your pal,
if you've ever navigated on the erie canal.
we better get on our way, old pal,
fifteen miles on the erie canal.
'cause you bet your life i'd never part with sal,
fifteen miles on the erie canal.
get up there, mule, here comes a lock,
we'll make rome about six o'clock,
one more trip and back we'll go,
right back home to buffalo.

1) what animals in this poem mostly about? use details from the poem to support your answer.

Sal, the mule

Get up there mule

Explanation:

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)

faith or loyalty when pledged in a solemn agreement or undertaking.