With english read the following paragraph. “the texas spirit of fun and hospitality lights up paseo del rio, the san antonio riverwalk. this festive and popular travel destination shimmers with color and light. along the left bank, two lines of brightly colored café umbrellas—tropical red, cancun blue, emerald green, lemon yellow—shelter outdoor diners and adorn the cobblestone walk. above the rainbow rows of umbrellas, white lights strung between oak trees along the walking path glimmer softly in the dusk. miniature white lights rim the eaves and roofs of the buildings behind the diners and illuminate the graceful drape of the oak branches bending over them. diners can stay warm on cool, damp evenings with spicy fajitas and salty margaritas as they watch the lights of the riverwalk and the sunset glimmer upon the water. as they watch, a steady flow of purple trimmed boats putter to midstream from under the bridge on the right side of the river. on this side of the river, the rock walls and the footbridge showcase the rough beauty of the area’s natural elements and earth tones. colorful lights trace the arch under the footbridge. luminaries sit atop both sides of the bridge’s stone-grey railings. at the far side of the bridge, more luminaries light the path along the water’s edge. people fill the path with laughter and conversation as they stroll beneath trees shimmering with countless tiny lights. all along the river, this canopy of lights buffers the riverwalk from the buildings rising in the distance. the lights, the good food, the water, the spectacle of color, the festive atmosphere provide a luscious retreat—texas style! ” now go back through the previous writing and cross out any adjectives. you may leave the articles a, an, and the in place. now re-read the passage. in writing, react to the changes and describe what happens to the piece between the first version and the second version.

“The Texas spirit of fun and hospitality lights up Paseo del Rio, the San Antonio Riverwalk. This  travel destination shimmers with color and light. Along the left bank, two lines of café umbrellas—tropical red, Cancun blue, emerald green, lemon yellow—shelter outdoor diners and adorn the cobblestone walk. Above the rainbow rows of umbrellas, white lights strung between oak trees along the walking path glimmer softly in the dusk.

Miniature lights rim the eaves and roofs of the buildings behind the diners and illuminate the drape of the oak branches bending over them.  

Diners can stay warm on cool, evenings with fajitas and margaritas as they watch the lights of the Riverwalk and the sunset glimmer upon the water. As they watch, a steady flow of trimmed boats putter to midstream from under the bridge on the right side of the river.

On this side of the river, the rock walls and the footbridge showcase the  beauty of the area’s natural elements and earth tones. Lights trace the arch under the footbridge. Luminaries sit atop both sides of the bridge’s stone-grey railings. At the far side of the bridge, more luminaries light the path along the water’s edge.  

People fill the path with laughter and conversation as they stroll beneath trees shimmering with countless lights. All along the river, this canopy of lights buffers the Riverwalk from the buildings rising in the distance. The lights, the good food, the water, the spectacle of color, the festive atmosphere provide a retreat—Texas style!”

In fact, in the second version, the description is nice but lacks the enchantment of details that makes the first one so attractive.  In the first version one can almost feel like if we were in there.  It's fantastic description that motivates us to rush traveling there.

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)