Mrs. Potato head - Melanie Martinez What is the social issue that the song is making a statement about? Describe it with enough information, so someone who arrived from another planet would understand the issue.

The song, “Mrs. Potato Head” by Melanie Martinez talks about plastic surgery, insisting that even if pretty does hurt, it’s probably not worth it to start cutting and pasting because one may regret trying to make themselves into something they are not. This is Melanie’s favorite song from her debut album Cry Baby. The music video is centered around a woman who gets numerous cosmetic surgeries to impress her partner, who in the end, gets with another woman because the main character is now uglier with cosmetic surgery than with her natural beauty. The main point is that you don’t need to be perfect to be beautiful. Everyone is perfect in their own way. Melanie does not mean to bash people who have gotten cosmetic and/or plastic surgery by this song. Also I am a huge fan of Melanie and her songs all have such a significant meaning. If you don’t already listen to her music, I highly recommend. Her latest work includes an EP titled “After School” along with a brand-new music video with a brand-new Melanie. (Also, this is my 100th answer on here! Lol.) I hope this helps you. Good luck and have a great day. ❤️

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)

the answers are:

1. dolores driscoll - b. first person minor

dolores is a minor character who happens to be driving the bus at the time of the accident. she narrates picking up each of the children and her last memory is the children being thrown around the bus.

2. billy ansel - a. first person major

billy loses his twins in the accident. he tells his own story, how he witnessed the accident and how he tried to the rescuers. he is a major character, as he is at the center of the story.

3. mitchell stephens - c. first person observer

mitchell enters the story after the accident. he is a lawyer who learns about the accident based on other characters observations. though he tells the story from a first person perspective, he is just an observer.

as for matcthing the message or lesson posted with the person who said them:

1."obviously, you can't control everything, but you are obliged to take care of the few things you can. i'm an optimist basically who acts like a pessimist. on principle. just in case." - dolores driscoll

2. "i could no longer believe even in life. . for me now the only reality was death." - billy ansel