4. How did Jackie Robinson embody the type of heroism identified in "If We Must Die"? Use details from the text to support your answer.

He faced his adversity head-on and did what was right.

Explanation:

The man described in the poem "If We Must Die" was a person who did what was right during his life. He did this by facing all adversity he faced head-on and didn't cower down and stop trying. He did all he could to preserve his dignity throughout his rough times.

In line 13 of the poem it states " “the murderous, cowardly pack” that he stood up too. This shows how he fought against diversity and didn't run from the problem and fought to the death.

In comparison with the poem, Jackie Robinson stood up to racism head on. In paragraph 5, the author discusses the time Mr. Robinson was jailed because he did not agree with and disputed the officers arrest of his black friend.

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)