Read the excerpt from "lessons of dr. martin luther king, jr."

today we honor a wise teacher, an inspiring leader, and a true visionary, but to truly honor dr. king we must do more than say words of praise.

we must learn his lessons and put his views into practice, so that we may truly be free at last.

based on this passage, the reader can conclude that one purpose of chavez’s speech is to

people the specific ways in which dr. king contributed to society.
people that dr. king really was as great as others say he was.
people to follow in dr. king’s footsteps in the fight against injustices.
people that their views of freedom are the same as dr. king’s views.

The answer is C.

The key phrase is "put his views into practice".

The answer to the question: Based on this passage, the reader can conclude that one purpose of Chavez´s speech is to:, would be, C: Urge people to follow in Dr. King´s footsteps in the fight against injustices.

Explanation:

Cesar Chavez, author of this speech, was a Hispanic-American who was born to immigrants in Arizona. His entire life he had to face segregation and harsh treatment from white Americans, just like African Americans. He made it his life´s goal to fight against segregation and mistreatment but not through violence, but rather, through nonviolence, following the examples of Gandhi and Saint Francis of Assisi. He became the founder of the United Farm Workers, in 1962 and he used the inspiration he got from such celebrities as Martin Luther King. Just like King, Chavez believed in the need to fight against racial segregation, and differences between Americans due to this factor, but not through violent acts. When Chavez, in his speech says: "We must learn his lessons and put his views into practice, so that we may truly be free at last," referring to Dr. King, he is urging the American people to overcome their differences, to follow the leadership that was set by Dr. King and fight segregation but not through violent acts. This is why the answer is C.

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)