Read the passage from sugar changed the world.
i wanted to know more about the beguiling nina, and my cousin had plenty of stories to share. he told me that her grandfather was a russian serf—a farmer who could be bought and sold by the noble who owned his land. family legend has it that this serf, a remarkable and intelligent man, to change the course of the history of sugar. in the early 1800s, the british controlled most of the sugar plantations of the caribbean and the sea routes to europe. as a result, their rivals were desperate to find a new way to create sugar. they turned to beets.
what is the purpose of this passage?
it explains why the person telling the story is fascinated with russian history.
it provides background on how a family from russia got into the sugar business.
it explains that beets can be grown, processed, and refined into sugar for market.
it reveals methods used by the british to maintain control of the sugar market.

It provides background on how a family from Russia got into the sugar business.

Explanation:

The book Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science tells about the development of the sugar business, starting from its origins in New Guinea in 7000 B.C. to the 21st century and production of ethanol. An important topic in the book is a blood trail this industry left - the deaths of countless African slaves forced into sugar production.

This particular excerpt tells a story about how an ancestor of one Russian family entered the sugar business as a serf, a farmer bound to his lord's land, which he works on.

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)

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