The event from The Odyssey that best supports the theme that acting prideful can lead to unwanted consequences IS
O Odysseus controlling his temper with the Suitors and winning back his home.
Odysseus boasting of blinding Cyclops and Cyclops seeking revenge
Odysseus proving his identity to Penelope by recounting the story of his bed,
o Odysseus and his son, Telemachus, successfully fighting off the evil Suitors.

Odysseus boasting of blinding Cyclops and Cyclops seeking revenge

Explanation:

In the Odyssey, Odyssues foolishly blinded the cyclops Polyphemus who was the son of the chief god Poseidon. He then taunted Polyphemus as he left and in his boast even revealed his name .

The Cyclops then sought revenge and cried to Poseidon for revenge and Poseidon intervened and made Odysseus's journey home so hard and tumultuous and at some point even destroyed his ship.

Had Odysseus abstained from the boast and avoided mentioning his name, Polyphemus might not have sought revenge or at least would not have known who he was which would have allowed Odysseus avoid the unwanted consequence of angering Poseidon.

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)