Evaluate odysseus’ actions in this passage. is his decision not to inform his men of scylla’s danger justified? explain. what is revealed by odysseus’ statement that “circe’s/ bidding against arms had slipped” his mind?

Yes, his decision not to inform his men of Scylla's danger justified because he knows that his men, already scared and tired as they are, will be more scared to even move forward with the journey ahead.

Odysseus depended on his own might and forgot the warning of Circe about Scylla's power which resulted in the death of six of his men.

Explanation:

If the men had known the dangers of the coming journey, it is highly doubtful none of them will ever want to be a part of it- "in case my comrades, overcome with fear,/ might stop rowing and huddle together/ inside the boat" (290-292).

Circe had already warned him about the danger that will be upon them when they go through the two rocks of Scylla and the murderous Charybdis. "She's not human,/ but a destroyer who will never die--/ fearful, difficult and fierce-- not someone/ you can fight. There's no defense against her./ the bravest thing to do is run away./ If you linger by the cliff to arm yourself,/ I fear she'll jump out once more, attack you/ with all her head and snatch away six men,/ just as before" (148- 156)

So, whether Odysseus arms himself or not won't be of any help. Instead, it is best that they work on moving past the rocks as soon and fast as possible and get out of that place. Only then will they be safe of Scylla with her many heads. Circe's bidding about arming himself had slipped his mind and he began charging for the fore-deck of the ship, only for Scylla to bring disaster on his companions, just as Circe had predicted. This reveals that Odysseus may have been too preoccupied in his attempts to steer clear of the disaster that he heeded not the advice of Circe and depended on his own might.

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)