Read the excerpt from narrative of the captivity and restoration of mrs. mary rowlandson and answer the question. i asked them to let me go out and pick up some sticks, that i might get alone, and pour out my heart unto the lord. then also i took my bible to read, but i found no comfort here neither, which many times i was wont to find. so easy a thing it is with god to dry up the streams of scripture comfort from us. yet i can say, that in all my sorrows and afflictions, god did not leave me to have my impatience work towards himself, as if his ways were unrighteous. but i knew that he laid upon me less than i deserved. what common theme does this excerpt share with the excerpt from "sinners in the hands of an angry god"? a. the significance of praying to god b. the serendipity of god's actions c. the importance of reading the scripture d. the impatience of ordinary people dont aswer unless you know

The answer is B.In both texts authors want readers to feel the power of God .His decisions for us are based on what we do and on how we behave with others.Mrs. Rowlandson feels that whatever God desires for her will be right even if she cannot understand His ways.In Sinners in the hands of an angry God the character of Edward wants to  convince  us, sinners that we should choose goodness in order not to be punished.  Finally, God´s actions towards us will depend on how. we act          

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)

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)