Read the passage from “a quilt of a country”. the author describes many ways americans live side by side with other people from all walks of life. part of the passage states, “one of the things that the u. s. stands for is this vexing notion that a great nation can consist entirely of refugees from other nations, that people of different, even warring religions and cultures can live, if not side by side, then on either side of the country’s chester avenues.” using information from the text, write an introduction to a short story that will feature new neighbors from different backgrounds and the humorous yet caring relationship they will develop. be sure your introduction establishes the story’s setting, point of view, and primary conflict. if you were given the above prompt for a constructed response question, which of the following writing structures would be best to use for organizing your response? question 5 options: chronological order a 5-paragraph essay the race method

Iwoul use the R.A.C.E method

Explanation: The R.A.C.E strategy is a method used to thoroughly answer a question. First, writers restate the question in a full sentence (R – RESTATE). Then, writers answer the question in a brief statement (A – ANSWER). After that they CITE (C) and in the last part they EXPLAIN (E).

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)