Read the excerpt from part 5 of zeitoun. the kids fear water, yes, and when a pipe burst last year there were screams and nightmares, but slowly they’re growing stronger. for them he has to be strong, and he needs to look forward. he needs to feed them, to hold them close, and he needs to show them that god had a reason for their trials. he tells them that perhaps god, by allowing him to be jailed, saved him from something worse. why does the author include these musings? to suggest zeitoun’s fear of the unknown to emphasize zeitoun’s unwavering faith to prove zeitoun’s innocence and good standing to illustrate zeitoun’s confidence in his children

The references to God's providence in this excerpt from Dave Eggers's book Zeitoun seems to suggest that these musings are included in order to emphasize Abdulrahman Zeitoun’s unwavering faith. His children are rightly scared after having experienced Hurricane Katrina (they are terribly afraid of water and of bursting pipes) and having witnessed the sentence and imprisonment of their father, but Zeitoun resorts to his faith in God's providence in order to appease them and reassure them, and himself, that they will eventually overcome this difficult challenge.      

how does the author's use of hyperbole to characterize jim smiley? a) it characterizes smiley as an introverted loner who prefers books to people. b) it characterizes smiley as a man who is kind and nurturing toward others who are less fortunate. c) it characterizes smiley as a man who is evil and vindictive toward any one who crosses his path. d) it characterizes smile as a man who is a risk-taker who willing bets on anything and with anyone.

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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)