1. What is Resendez' claim? in the desperate trek across america

The correct answer to this open question is the following.

Although there are no options attached, we can say the following.

Resendez's claim in the "A Desperate Trek Across America" is that the Spaniards explorers led by Cabeza de Vaca had to make difficult decisions in order to survive the harsh conditions in a foreign land. The Spanish explorers were strained in the Americas. They had better weapons that the Indians, they had horses, and armors that made them impose their will on the Native Indians. But under the present conditions of desperation, and after so many explorers had died, Cabeza de Vaca and the survivors had to kill their horses to eat them while trying to build some ships. They also had to trade their weapons with the Indians to get some supplies and food. So the situation was extreme for them.

Andres Resendez is the author of the article called "A Desperate Trek Across America," published in 2008.

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)