Reread stanza 4 of the poem. choose the definition of the word digest that is used in this line of stanza 4: those names and dates and places-such a challenge to digest!

The correct answer is "to take into mind or memory"

Explanation:

Following the definition provided by The Cambridge Dictionary, DIGEST means "to take information into your mind in a way that gives you the ability to use it." The example provided in the dictionary is the following:

"He could digest an enormous amount of information with amazing speed."

So he can memorize pieces of information very easily.

In the example "Those names and dates and places-such a challenge to digest!" It seems the person is having a hard time memorizing information. If you continue reading, the person says that he tends to forget things when he's taking a quiz. Then, he adds his head is "full of cotton", which may mean he does't have have anything (cotton) in his head after he studied.

He finds it very hard to digest or memorize information, in this case, names , dates and places of the history lesson.

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)