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Question

Read these excerpts from "To Roosevelt." Which excerpt develops the theme that a people's culture will withstand the

interference of an outside force?

The United States is powerful and huge.

And when it shakes itself there is a deep temblor through

the enormous vertebrae of the Andes.

You're rich.

You combine the cults of Hercules and Mammon:

and lighting the path to easy conquest,

Liberty raises her torch in New York.!

But our America

which has had poets from the ancient times...

which has consulted the stars, which has

known Atlantis. ..

that America ... lives. ...

The Spanish lion has set loose a thousand cubs.

You would have to be God himself, Roosevelt, ...

To catch us in your iron grip.

Answer

The excerpt that develops the theme that a people's culture will withstand the interference of an outside force is: "But our America which has had poets from the ancient times... which has consulted the stars, which has known Atlantis... that America... lives..."

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This excerpt suggests that the culture of America has a rich history that has been passed down through generations. The reference to poets from ancient times and knowledge of Atlantis implies that the culture of America has deep roots and is not easily influenced or destroyed by outside forces. The speaker is suggesting that the Spanish lion, representing the interference of an outside force, may have set loose a thousand cubs, but America's culture is strong enough to withstand any attempt to subjugate it. The theme of cultural resilience is developed through the idea that America's culture has a long and rich history that cannot be erased or destroyed by outside forces.