Which actions best support the theme that lust for power is stronger than family ties? Select two options.
a. The brothers fight each other for the throne.
b. Both brothers die trying to gain power.
c. Eteocles weeps when he kills Polyneices.
d. Polyneices wants to be buried in Thebes.
e. Polyneices professes his love for Eteocles.

a. The brothers fight each other for the throne.

b. Both brothers die trying to gain power.

Explanation:

In "The Royal House of Thebes" from Edith Hamilton's "Mythology", the fight between the two brothers Eteocles and Polyneices was described. In it, the fight for power between the brothers is a perfect example of the theme of power over blood.

Though they are from the same bloodline and brothers, they decided to fight against each other just for the power to rule the people of Thebes. The theme of the lust for power is stronger than blood, or family ties can be seen from the statements that the two brothers fight each other for the throne of the kingdom. Also, they both died trying to gain power over the other.

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)