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twice in lord of the flies, the book coral island is referenced—once when the boys realize that they are alone on the island without any adult supervision and once by the british naval officer at the end. coral island is another book about shipwrecked british schoolboys. in coral island, however, the boys remain morally upright and noble throughout their adventure. the first reference to coral island is made with hopeful anticipation. what can readers conclude from the second reference?
a) the experiences of the children in the book misled the boys about what life on the island would be like.
b) even though the boys failed to keep order and behave civilly, most people in desperate situations succeed.
c) with leaders who were stronger than jack and ralph, the boys could have worked together like the children in the book did.
d) such books are unrealistic and useless to read.

don't come near me, i might sneeze on you

explanation:

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)