In general, how long should the conclusion to a personal statement be?
a. several paragraphs
b. a few sentences
c. one sentence
d. two paragraphs

The correct answer is B. A few sentences

Explanation:

A personal statement is a paper a student write as part of the process of applying in a university, thus, in a personal statement, the students write about interest, achievements, expectations and other information related to the program or university it is applying. As other type of texts, a personal statement usually includes an introduction, a set of body paragraphs and a conclusion, in the conclusion the student summarizes the ideas that were developed on the text  and show why these ideas are relevant to his/her application due to this, the conclusion or closure of the text is usually brief as no ideas are developed but just summarize and synthesize, and therefore should only be developed in a few sentences or lines that should not be longer than one paragraph.

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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)