How does the author create surprise in "the horseman in the sky"? he reveals that the soldier on watch lowers his gun in response to the prospect of shooting another person. he creates unusual contrasts such as the height of the cliffs and the dooryard size of the meadow. he allows the reader to view the horse and its rider falling from the perspective of the soldier at the foot of the cliff. he slows the pace and startles the reader by having the watchman hesitate twice before firing.

The author creates surprise in "The Horseman in the Sky" as:

He allows the reader to view the horse and its rider falling from the perspective of the soldier at the foot of the cliff.  

The story “A Horseman in the Sky”(1889) written by Ambrose Bierce is an account of the wartime during which the soldiers and the citizens of the country had to take very difficult ethical decisions. Bierce possess the quality of bringing the battles and the soldiers’ experiences both on and off the battlefield visible to the readers and feel it. Considering his duty for the nation as his priority, Carter Druse shots his own father when he finds his father to be a spy to protect the union’s position.

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)