Read the following excerpt from robinson crusoe, in which crusoe decides to
leave england
i consulted neither father nor mother any more, nor so
much as sent them word of it, but leaving them to hear of it
as they might, without asking god's blessing or my father's,
without any consideration of circumstances or
consequences, and in an ill hour, god knows, on the 1st of
september 1651, i went on board a ship bound for london,
never any young adventurer's misfortunes, i believe, began
sooner, or continued longer than mine.
based on the context of this excerpt, what does the phrase "without asking
god's blessing convey about the time in which this story was written?
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a. it suggests that people of defoe's time were religious and usually
looked to god to them make decisions
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b. it points out that the people of defoe's time considered their
parents to be rulers of their families in the same way god rules the
church
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c. it indicates that the people of defoe's time cared little for what
god would want them to do
d. it shows that the people of defoe's time asked for god's blessing

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)

marriage difficulties adversely affect parent-child communication

where are the anwsers