Read the excerpt from "a quilt of a country." when photographs of the faces of all those who died in the world trade center destruction are assembled in one place, it will be possible to trace in the skin color, the shape of the eyes and the noses, the texture of the hair, a map of the world. these are the representatives of a mongrel nation that somehow, at times like this, has one spirit. like many improbable ideas, when it actually works, it's a wonder. in this excerpt, the word wonder has a connotation.

Positive

In this excerpt, the word "wonder" has a positive connotation, something similar to "miracle." The author is arguing that people in the United States have very different racial and cultural backgrounds. It is a mixture of a lot of people from a lot of nations. However, after the attacks, all these different people came together. This is somewhat unexpected, due to their differences. But at the same time, it is a wonderful surprise.

i used to know but i learned it a long time ago sorry

explanation:

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)