What is more important in a person's life, the choices a person makes, or the circumstances into which they are born? This is a writing prompt, and I can't decide.
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When it comes to the outcome of a person's life, it is impossible to definitely establish which is more important: the choices a person makes or the circumstances into which they are born. This greatly depends on the type of person, their context, the type of society they are born into, and the people who surround him. However, in order to provide an example, I would be inclined to argue that the circumstances people are born into play a larger role:

"I believe this factor is more important because the circumstances into which you are born determine your childhood. When you are a child, you have very little agency. This makes it impossible for you to make life-altering decisions about your own person. Instead, your parents and your community are responsible for your development.

When a child is abused, neglected, or damaged in some other way, he is a lot less able to develop in a healthy way. This often causes the child to fall behind when compared to his peers. This not only applies to academics, but also to more abstract subjects such as emotional stability, motivation, imagination, dreams, self-confidence, etc. The impact of this damage can make it very difficult for a person to recover as an adult, therefore making it difficult for him to make good choices for his future."  

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)

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