Write a summary and analysis  of any one of the following two articles from chapter 14:  

mark edmundson, "who are you and what are you doing here? a word to the incoming class,"  (pp. 405-415).   

Summary of the article about "Mark Edmundson" is quite motivating.

Explanation:

Mark Edmundson began by congratulating the students for getting admission in the college.  But his main motive was to motivate the students to be aggressive and assertive in their education. He said that if the student doesn’t find any interest in whatever he studies, it is of no use and would only leave him dissatisfied in life. One should have passion in the field he is studying, then only he can succeed. He would lead a more fulfilling life in that case.  

So, students should challenge themselves, brainstorm, grab more opportunities in their field of study and move ahead.

irving effectively uses emotional responses to create suspense in the story.irving’s tone creates expectations for the reader, which in turn create suspense.irving’s suspense would have been more effective with more vivid details.irving’s story is not suspenseful

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)