What effect does imagery have on the meaning of this passage about new york?

the commuter dies with tremendous mileage to his credit, but he is no rover. his entrances and exits are more devious than those in a prairie-dog village; and he calmly plays bridge while buried in the mud at the bottom of the east river. the long island rail road alone carried forty million commuters last year; but many of them were the same fellow retracing his steps.

a. by using specific examples that illustrate how many people travel through new york, it explain just how large and grand the city truly is.

b. by describing the many miles a commuter travels, the writer emphasizes the important role they play in new york’s character.

c. the description of how commuters enter and exit the city illustrates the point that commuters do not experience the true new york.

d. the imagery describes the routes of the commuters and how much ground they travel on a day-to-day basis.

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)

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