Suppose you read a myth that claims the universe was created by gods who take the form of animals. what can you infer about the culture this myth comes from?

Remember that myths are symbolic tales of the distant past, most of times related to the creation of the universe or the arrival of human to existence. Myths tell a lot about a culture as they put emphasis on the things that are valued and the ones that are not, they may represent actions that prioritize some things over others. In this case, the gods taking the form of animals and creating the universe tells us that nature is very important for this culture. The gods represent the sacred, the things that can't be fully understood and apprehended, so this culture (contrary to ours) has not developed to control nature and use it for it's benefit. It is probable that they try to coexist with animals and learn from them. Human is just another being on Earth that conbtrary to animals doesn't undestand some basic things, he must learn.  

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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)