In at least 150 words, discuss which of the themes developed in this story would most appeal to high-school students
today. give reasons to support your answer.

answer:

one theme of "a decade" revolves around forbidden influences/censorship. in the story, zhu wenli is caught singing an uigar fold song and the narrator tried to secretly learn to sing the song by herself. zhu became nervous since during the cultural revolution anything related to non-revolutionary music was forbidden. not only pertaining to music, but also mementos like pictures, furniture, paintings, jewelry, and even colorful clothing. all violations were punished rigorously. in the present time, students are presented with many choices in the world of online social media. due to the increasing popularity of the various social media sites, teens face an interesting but often dangerous world of possible forbidden influences. teachers, educators, parents have to do their best to nurture their student's curiosity while guarding them against the dangers lurking in the online world. to conclude, censorship may be necessary for the student's safety.

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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