Why does wells choose martians to attack england in the war of the worlds, instead of a more familiar enemy such as the germans? a. wells believed that martians existed and were coming to earth to attack england. b. wells wanted to illustrate that england could be caught with its guard down. c. wells wanted to show sympathy for the families of soldiers killed in real wars and conflicts. d. wells didn't want the british people to think that the germans were attacking.

B. Wells wanted to illustrate that England could be caught with its guard down.

The War of the Worlds is a novel by H. G. Wells, first published in 1897 by Pearson's Magazine. It tells the story of the conflict between humans and a race of aliens.

The book is also famous because it was read aloud on a famous broadcast on October 30, 1938. An "urban myth" (as its veracity is disputed) says that when the broadcast aired over the Columbia Broadcasting System radio network, it caused panic among the listening audience, who thought the alien invasion was a piece of news.

The book uses Martians as the attackers because of the unexpected nature of an attack like that. Wells wanted to illustrate the consequences of being caught with your guard down.

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answer: a: they can affect the author’s perspective and in turn the theme and purpose for the writing.

the author's background and time period greatly affect the text that the author produces. this is because we are all a reflection of our time period and background. depending on where and when we were born, we will find some questions more important than others. for example, if we are a wealthy person born in medieval times, we will most likely be interested in courtly love and stories of knights and honour. however, if we are born in the 20th century in africa, we might instead focus on colonialism and its effects on the newly liberated countries. the theme and the purpose of writing are both affected by these conditions.

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)