In fulfillment of this purpose we will not be intimidated by
the threats of dictators that they will regard as a breach of
international law or as an act of war our aid to the
democracies which dare to resist their aggression. such
aid is not an act of war, even if a dictator should
unilaterally proclaim it so to be.
how does this excerpt develop the theme that the united states should get
involved in world war ii?

Read the excerpt from part 2 of zeitoun. zeitoun woke with the sun and crawled out of his tent. the day was bright, and as far as he could see in any direction the city was underwater. . he could only think of judgment day, of noah and forty days of rain. and yet it was so quiet, so still. nothing moved. he sat on the roof and scanned the horizon, looking for any person, any animal or machine moving. nothing. as he did his morning prayers, a helicopter broke the silence, shooting across the treetops and heading downtown. why does the author include the details of zeitoun’s morning? to suggest the hopelessness of zeitoun’s situation to illustrate the solitary existence endured by survivors to establish zeitoun’s dedication to the rituals of his faith to reveal the military’s attempts at assistance