An archetype is a recurrent symbol or motif in literature, art, or mythology. One archetype in literature is: The Hag/Witch/Shaman: The hag or witch is always an older woman, sometimes very old who has a great deal of wisdom, and usually a connection with magical forces. People in the community come for advice or information. The Shaman is a male version of this. This archetype always lives alone or with symbolic animals. Usually good or neutral in nature, this character plays a vital part of the hero quest, but is uninvolved with the outcome of events. Directions: Write about the archetype: Supernatural Intervention: the gods/god (some supernatural force) intervene on the side of the hero or sometimes against him. Who or what is the supernatural intervention? How does it advance the plot?

An archetype is a symbol that appears repeatedly in literature, art and mythology. Archetypes are common across cultures and usually repeat familiar patterns.

An example of such an archetype is that of the gods that intervene on the side of the hero. These are particularly common in Greek myths.

In this archetype, the god in question is usually interested in the affairs of humans. However, he does not care about all humans equally. Instead, he sides with some, and plots against others. Generally, this means that the god is not perfect, and that he has negative emotions that we usually associate with humans, such as jealousy or resentment.

These gods usually intervene in the affairs of humans in a way that is impossible for people. They cause supernatural events that only powerful being like them can bring about. Moreover, these gods usually appear in order to move the action forward through events that are too grand to be able to be caused by humans.

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)