Directions: We all have different perspectives and opinions. For this discussion, you will read the prompt and decide if you agree or disagree. Choose one of the listed opinions for your focus. In a short paragraph, you will state your opinion and then support your point with the following:

Researched facts or statistics (include the source)
Information from the readings in this class
Specific experiences or knowledge that you have
Your response may start with something similar to this: “In my opinion, I agree with this statement. I feel/believe that _[blank]_. To support my perspective, _[blank]_” or “In my opinion, I disagree with this statement. I feel/believe _[blank]_. To support my perspective, _[blank]_.”

Prompt:

Opinion 1 (from Barack Obama’s “Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Speech, Part 1”):

Our actions matter, and can bend history in the direction of justice.

Opinion 2 (from Barack Obama’s “Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Speech, Part 1”):

So yes, the instruments of war do have a role to play in preserving the peace.

Opinion 3 (from “Why Leaves Turn Color in the Fall” by Diane Ackerman):

Leaves have always hidden our awkward secrets.

yes, it is ethos.

i hope this !

-maddie

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)