Cassius. why, man, [caesar] doth bestride the
narrow world
like a colossus, and we petty men
walk under his huge legs and peep about
to find ourselves dishonourable graves.
men at some time are masters of their fates.
the fault, dear brutus, is not in our stars
but in ourselves, that we are underlings.
–the tragedy of julius caesar,
william shakespeare
read the passage. which statement best summarizes the conflict revealed in the text?
cassius and brutus have become enemies.
brutus is abusing his power over plebeians.
cassius and caesar want brutus to serve them.
caesar has become too powerful and dangerous.

D

Explanation:

Wonderful passage to get to know.

Cassius and Brutus have not become enemies, at least not in this speech. Cassius is making a remark about Caesar.

Brutus is not be accused of anything. B is not the answer.

There is no indication that Brutus is being asked to live in servitude. That is not what Cassius is saying.

In the simplest terms the comparison to size suggests that Caesar is far too powerful. That always galled Cassius. The answer is D.

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)

8 ish depending on the what grade