Read the following excerpt from a speech by president harry s. truman following the allied victory in world war ii: from our war plants rolled the tanks and planes which blasted their way to the heart of our enemies; from our shipyards sprang the ships which bridged all the oceans of the world for our weapons and supplies; from our farms came the food and fiber for our armies and navies and for our allies in all the corners of the earth. what is truman's most likely purpose in this excerpt? a. to celebrate the work of ordinary americans b. to express relief at the end of a violent conflict c. to explain how the war was won by the allies d. to persuade his audience that his cause is worthwhile

A.To celebrate the work of ordinary Americans.

Explanation:

Truman's most likely purpose in these sentences is to celebrate the work of ordinary Americans. Truman explains how the common and simple actions of people contributed to the extraordinary role of the United States during the war. He refers to war plants, shipyards, and farms as a way to reference the common workers that contributed to the war effort, and acknowledge their role.

first of all the mood needs to be defined: it is obviously a mood of deceitful relief and serenity. why? because the cape horn is one of the most violent maritime regions of earth and although it has been left behind, it is a personification of ahab’s delirium and the fact that the end of the passage speaks about it about being “hidden” but “raving” immediately conveys the feeling the calm is not permanent but fleeting.

furthermore, the oxymoron “mild stun'sails” is the first instance of such feeling as the adjective “mild” is associated with “stunned” underscoring the fleeting nature of this “tranquil” moment. and the contrasts keep piling up, with the opposition between “dark den” and “blessed light and air” to end with the final conclusion that leaves the reader with the uneasy knowledge that this is just a reprieve.