Read the excerpt from "song of myself." long enough have you dream’d contemptible dreams, now i wash the gum from your eyes, you must habit yourself to the dazzle of the light and of every moment of your life. long have you timidly waded holding a plank by the shore, now i will you to be a bold swimmer, to jump off in the midst of the sea, rise again, nod to me, shout, and laughingly dash with your hair. what theme is suggested by this excerpt? people should be brave, take risks, and embrace all aspects of life. people should be careful when taking chances that they can handle the outcome. people should take the time to appreciate the beauty that surrounds them each day. people should be lighthearted and carefree and avoid taking life too seriously.

The theme that is suggested by this excerpt is that People should be brave, take risks, and embrace all aspects of life.  

Explanation:

The theme is first presented in these lines; Long have you timidly waded holding a plank by the shore, Now I will you to be a bold swimmer, here the author makes an invitation to bravery and risk to take every chance that crosses our way and yo make the most of every moment in life, it could be said he makes an invitation to live fully and fearless.

the correct answer is c. he speculates on what might happen at given points in the future in a world without people. alan h. weisman is an american author, professor, and journalist. authors organize their information with a purpose. they present their ideas in an organized way. this is called text structure. weisman uses text structure so as to improve overall comprehension and to prove his points.

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)