Geraldine brooks uses the setting of a plague-ridden village in order to
a. deliver an objective account of the period.
b. communicate a detailed account of daily life.
c. examine the theme of moral dilemma.
d. preserve a primary source document.

b. communicate a detailed account of daily life.

Explanation:

Geraldine Brooks is a very talented journalist and writer. As a journalist, Brooks has covered a number of political and economic, even religious, crises in a number of countries, mainly African countries and Middle Eastern countries. Because of this experience, Brooks often incorporates into his books real scenarios and problems in the daily life of his characters that are a true representation of real life. From this description, we can conclude that Geraldine Brooks uses the scenario of a pest-filled village to communicate a detailed account of daily life.

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)