Read this paragraph. The lights were dim, and whispering guests crouched behind couches awaiting the guest of honor. A confetti-sprinkled
cloth covered the dining room table, and a two-tiered cake served as its centerpiece. Streamers adorned the
doorways, and balloons clustered cheerfully in every corner. Framed pictures of the guest covered every table top, and
a banner read, "Congratulations!"
What do the descriptive details reveal?
O the reason for the celebration
the festive appearance of the home
the amount of money spent on the party
the identity of the guest of honor

ladies and gentlemen, this message that you will hear is to my family:

dear family, you so much for giving me a possibility to live and i am happy that you took care of me and always telling me that i can do everything that i have in mind, you trusted me and still do it, i don't think i need to ask you for more, i love you.

you so much for listening.

hope this you.

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)