Its evidence -- the evidence of the sentience -- was to be seen, he said, (and here i started as he spoke,) in the gradual yet certain condensation of an atmosphere of their own about the waters and the walls. the result was discoverable, he added, in that silent, yet importunate and terrible influence which for centuries had moulded the destinies of his family, and which made him what i now saw him -- what he was. such opinions need no comment, and i will make none.

based on this excerpt, the narrator
a. supportive of usher’s theory.
b. skeptical of usher’s theory.
c. curious about the his

B. skeptical of Usher's theory.

In the excerpt the narrator is listening to Roderick Usher talk about what he thinks is molding "the destinies of his family". Usher says that the evidence is still yet to be seen. While the narrator does not outright dismiss Usher's theorizing, he also doesn't give any indication that he agrees with it. The narrator says, "such opinions need no comment, and I will make none." Basically, since the narrator has nothing to say on the matter because he's not quite sure, he's just going to keep quiet. It's obvious the narrator's thoughts or questions would not be of interest to Usher anyways.

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)