Baldwin’s main point is that
a. white americans are all hostile oppressors of black culture
b. black americans developed their dialect in honor of their african ancestors
c. black english is a separate language, not a dialect of american english.
d. the slave trade forced blacks to develop a secret language, which survives as black english

The correct answer is C.

In his article, Baldwin tries to convey the idea that, people develop languages so that they an describe and control their circumstances because, otherwise, they would be submerged by a reality that they cannot articulate.

He seeks to explain that, the Englished used by white people is not useful for blacks because it does not allow them to express the experiences they had to undergo. This led them to create their own language, which Baldwin calls "black English."

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)