In the nonfiction story "familiar strangers" the author writes the following quotation: "others, particularly in civil rights something different is happening. having the old country two hours away by jet, instead of across an ocean, means these new americans don't have to slam the door on their new place of origin as other immigrants have." the above quotation best describes what events currently occurring within society?

The act of new immigrants moving to America from closer countries has changed the way families associate with their heritage.

Explanation:

The author of this excerpt is contrasting two different waves of immigration. On the one hand, he talks about immigration from an "Old Country" that is across the sea. This refers to the original immigrants that arrived in America: Europeans. However, the author tells us that this is different from the way immigration operates nowadays. He tells us that now, the "Old Country" (the places of origin of immigrants) is only a couple hours away by plane. This difference has been very significant, and it has impacted the way people relate to their heritage.

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)

the answer should be

the simple past tense of strive.

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