In reference to "the wanderer," in what ways is the wanderer someone with whome you can sympathize?

“The wanderer” is a Poem conserved only in an anthology known as the “Exeter Book”, a manuscript dating from the late 10th century. It has 115 lines of alliterative verse. As happened normally in Anglo-Saxon verse, the composer and compiler are anonymous, and within the manuscript the poem is untitled.

The Wanderer conveys the meditations of a solitary man in exile who remember his past happiness as a member of his lord's band of retainers, but also meditates about his present adversities and suffering as well as the values of self-control and faith in the heavenly Lord.

There many ways in which one can sympathize with the character of wanderer, but the strongest connection can be made by the fact that we all have a glorious or more attractive past event to which we would like to go back to. Also, to the fact that sometimes the difficulties that we face give us no other option than to turn our prayers and needs to God seeking for his mercy and help.

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)