Read these stanzas from the poem "chorus" by edna st. vincent millay. give away her gowns, give away her shoes; she has no more use for her fragrant gowns; take them all down, blue, green, blue, lilac, pink, blue, from their padded hangers; she will dance no more in her narrow shoes; sweep her narrow shoes from the closet floor.

how is the message of this poem similar to the poet’s message in "the courage that my mother had"?

both poems suggest that people should be celebrated after they die.
both poems indicate that memories of loved ones endure forever.
both poems indicate that children inherit their parents’ talents.
both poems suggest that earthly items are unnecessary after death.

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)

throughout history, economists have always thought  ..

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