What is the speaker suggesting in the line below from walt whitman's poem "song of myself"? i bequeath myself to the dirt to grow from the grass i love (apex) a. that grass needs to dirt to grow b. that his body will become part of the earth c. that he loves grass and dirt more than anything d. that he is worth as little as dirt

B). That his body will become part of the earth.

Explanation:

'Song of Myself' is illustrated as one of the most acknowledged poems from his collection "Leaves of Grass". The poem celebrates 'individuality' (acknowledgment of self) and reflects the idea of 'transient' nature of human life. The poet describes the idea of the intermingling of the individual self with the 'universal self' and hopes for a mystical union with the almighty.

As per the question, in the given lines the poet suggests that 'his body will become a part of the earth' reflective of brevity of life(as reflected by 'I bequeath myself to the dirt') and thus, he anticipates a spiritual union of his self with the supreme authority(God). Therefore, option B is the correct answer.

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)