Read the summary.

Summarized from "Shooting an Elephant" by George Orwell [The narrator is confused and upset by the behavior of the Burmese. He decides that the reason for the problem is imperialism—the Burmese resent the presence of the British. (Burma is a colony of Great Britain.) The narrator confesses that he sides with the Burmese and opposes British rule. He hates his job because he feels guilty about how poorly Burmese prisoners are treated by the British and because he hates how the Burmese treat him.]

What is the situational irony in this summary from "Shooting an Elephant"?

The narrator has recently become a Burmese citizen.

The narrator is a British police officer and part of the system he dislikes.

The narrator is himself a well-liked member of the Burmese government.

The narrator has decided to leave the British Empire.

The narrator is a British police officer and part of the system he dislikes.

Explanation:

Gradpoint

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)