Adult characters in "Excerpt from Under the Persimmon Tree" and "Excerpt from Minuk: Ashes in the Pathway" are an important part of these stories. How do these adult characters

contribute to the plot of each story? What are the differences in the ways the adult characters

contribute to the plots? Use details from both stories to support your response.

In your response, be sure to

• describe how the adults in "Excerpt from Under the Persimmon Tree" contribute to the plot

of that story

• describe how the adults in "Excerpt from Minuk: Ashes in the Pathway" contribute to the

plot of that story

• describe the differences in the ways the adult characters contribute to the plots in each story

use details from both stories to support your response

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)

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