In a personal narrative, an author explores the effects of his childhood spent in poverty. He realizes that him mother had made sacrifices that he did not appreciate at the time, Because of her efforts to ensure he had a good education, he was able to rise above his circumstances? What two topics does this narrative most clearly address?

OC. Opportunity and personal reflection.

Explanation:

In reflecting on the earlier days, the narrator projects the opportunity that he got from his mother's sacrifice. Though he may have not realized it at that time, his realization now shows his reflection.

Also, by stating that "Because of her efforts to ensure he had a good education, he was able to rise above his circumstances", he knows and appreciates the opportunity that he got from his mother's hard work and sacrifice.

Thus, this narrative addresses the two topics of opportunity and personal reflection.

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)