Atrip to the ocean can be a relaxing escape from the everyday pressures of life. a sailboat glistening on the horizon provides a mental escape to faraway places. the rhythm of the ocean beating against the sand is sedating music to a troubled mind. a slow, gentle breeze can relax your tensions. you should always be careful to avoid overexposure to the sun at the beach. 1.a. write the sentence that is the topic sentence of the paragraph. b. write the sentence that is unrelated to the topic and can be eliminated. 2.list four things to look for when you’re proofreading. 3.complete the following two steps: a. define the term cliché. b. use a cliché in a sentence that you create. 4.name and explain two types of prewriting.

The topic sentence is always going to be the first sentence. A trip to the ocean can be a relaxing escape from the everyday pressures of life.

4 things you need to look for when proofreading is spelling, punctuation, proper order of the events and transition words.

cliché: a phrase or opinion that is overused and betrays a lack of original thought

it was only the icing on the cake.

 freewriting and researching. When freewriting you write any and every idea that comes to mind when prewriting researching is another name for prewriting you get information from outside sources.

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)