What stands against the western wall of the last chamber? What might this foreshadow? from masque of the red death

Against the western wall of the last chamber stands a gigantic clock of ebony, which makes a really clear, loud and deep sound that made everyone stop what they were doing (musicians were playing and people were dancing) and made everyone disconcert. This might foreshadow what happens next in the story: the arrival of the Red Death.

Explanation:

In this exercise, you have to read the short story "The masque of the red death" written by Edgar Allan Poe and then answer the questions. This short story is about a Prince that builds a wall of iron to get his people safe from the Red Death that was devastating the country but when everyone is in the mask's party they realize the Red Death is there too.

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)

showing or suffering from nervousness, fear, or a lack of confidence