Analyze how the author of "Shadow of a Nation" uses descriptive detail (imagery, symbols, metaphors, & similes) and/or narrative detail (characterization, conflict, & resolution) to make his point regarding basketball on the Indian reservation in Montana. Be sure to cite specific details and explain what effect they have (how do they help make his overall point?). Use short quotes to back up your ideas and introduce references to the article with the author's last name (As Smith writes, ).

You can pick just one thing to focus on, like the symbol of the circle, the sense of pathos and tragedy, the counting coup ritual, the stories about individual young men, the descriptions of the bus and cars, etc. Which concrete details stand out to you, and what do they contribute to the meaning, mood, or tone of the piece?

(note: ignore the questions on the next page and refer to this prompt for your topic)

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explanation:

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)

may i ask what topic?