Which phrase best describes the world, and the characters in endgame see it?
a. busy and exciting
b. pleasant and happy
c. deep and meaningful
d. empty and hopeless

The answer is D: empty and hopeless.

Endgame is a play by Samuel Beckett in which he presents us four of his most famous characters: Hamm, who is unable to stand; Clov, his servant; and Nell and Nagg, Hamm´s parents. The play takes place inside a single room, where Hamm often instructs Clov to look outside and check if anything has come about or if any significant events have occurred. None ever happen, and Beckett often insinuates that there is nothing outside, nothing but despair and hopelessness (which is not much different to what is there in the room).

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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