Which statement describes an example of a narrative?

a. a father explains to his young son the important household rules that his son must follow.
b. an experienced teacher explains to her calculus students how to complete a complex math problem.
c. a senator explains how she went from being a cheerleader to one of the most powerful women in washington.
d. a child explains to her parents how she found the information she is using in her science report.

The answer is C:  A narrative is a report of connected events in words arranged in a logical sequence, and presented to readers or listeners. The person who tell may share the experiences in the story. In C, the senator tells the story of her carrier. A: father instructing his son. B: Teacher explaining, teaching. D: Child explainning, giving information.

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)