In the opening pages of Ender’s Game, Ender observes that “Sometimes lies were more dependable than the truth? What does he mean by that? In the opening pages of Ender’s Game, Ender observes that “Sometimes lies were more dependable than the truth. Do you think his
observation is correct or incorrect?

He means that there are situations where lying brings us comfort, because reality is very difficult to face.

Explanation:

Ender, I meant that sometimes the lies show us a false reality, but comfortable and that it gives us a good and credible feeling. This is because the reality of this situation is cruel and difficult to accept, difficult to promote credibility, because it does not bring comfort to human beings, even if it is real. Ender is right in his observation, however, it is always beneficial for us to face the truth about things, even if it is uncomfortable, than to live in a lying illusion that will soon end.

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)

the answer is a.

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