Why does Elie Wiesel most likely choose to begin "The Perils of Indifference" in the following way?
Fifty-four years ago to the day, a young Jewish boy from a
small town in the Carpathian Mountains woke up, not far
from Goethe's beloved Weimar, in a place of eternal infamy
called Buchenwald. He was finally free, but there was no
joy in his heart. He thought there never would be again.
Liberated a day earlier by American soldiers, he
remembers their rage at what they saw. And even if he
lives to be a very old man, he will always be grateful to
them for that rage, and also for their compassion. Though
he did not understand their language, their eyes told him
what he needed to know - that they, too, would
remember, and bear witness.
A. He is trying to help the audience make a connection between his
experiences and his ideas.
B. He is giving the audience background information on the
Holocaust
C. He is trying to convince the audience that American soldiers were
indifferent to the suffering of those
D. He is providing an example of human indifference.

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)

d understatement