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what does this excerpt from book 21 of homer's odyssey reveal about ulysses’s wife, penelope?
to whom the queen: "if fame engage your views, forbear those acts which infamy pursues; wrong and oppression no renown can raise; know, friend! that virtue is the path to praise. the stature of our guest, his port, his face, speak him descended from no vulgar race. to him the bow, as he desires, convey; and to his hand if phoebus give the day, hence, to reward his merit, be shall bear a two-edged falchion and a shining spear, embroider'd sandals, a rich cloak and vest, a safe conveyance to his port of rest."
a) she knows that the beggar in disguise is ulysses, so she defends him.
b) she is fair, impartial, and not affected by a person’s social status.
c) she is clever and wants to make a good impression on her suitors.
d) she thinks the beggar will be a distraction to keep her son safe from the suitors.

the correct answer is a. how to make proposal that works.

indeed, the register is quite formal and the tone is especially objective as it avoids the use of the first and second person singular (i, you) and opts instead for the third person plural which is more impersonal and focuses on the data and the argument that is being developed by the author. the formality adds the impression of respectability to the work and the impersonality adds objectivity to it.

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)