The paragraph below is an excerpt from an article written for a school newspaper. texting is an increasingly popular means of communication with students at mystic falls high school. students text their friends to make plans, ask questions, and share information. however, texting can also be distracting. it takes students' attention away from the primary purpose of school: learning. what is the tone of the article?

The tone of the above article is critical.

Critical tone refers to make careful judgments about something or to evaluate the negative judgments. It throws light on issues or statements to be focused on.

In the above article, the author criticizes texting as a part of communication to talk or disseminate information, hindering students learning and ultimately failing to attempt the objective of school.

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)