Both "Witness to the Tragedy" and "Hope Survives in Search for Katrina's Missing" focus on the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. However, each looks at a different time period. Describe what time period each piece of journalism focuses on. Then, discuss how the author's choice of time period influences the overall message of the piece. Be sure to use specific details from the texts in your response and introduce your topic, develop your topic, use transitions, and provide a concluding statement.

"Witness to the Tragedy" focuses on what took place just after Hurricane Katrina. It looks back on the devastation that occurred, noting how it had more ongoing damage than any other national devastation that the author had ever reported on. The photos in the article show that after the hurricane was over, people struggled from exhaustion, dehydration, and displacement. The buildings remained flooded and damaged for a long time.

"Hope Survives in Search for Katrina's Missing" focuses on the later end of Katrina's aftermath. For months after the hurricane, people were still looking for their loved ones. This story captures the joy of people who were able to find those who they thought had died months before. Even though many people's lives were lost in the hurricane, the story sheds a positive light on the amount of survivors.

Though written from different viewpoints at different time periods, these articles both portray the hope that arose from Hurricane Katrina due to people who were willing to help, and the safety those people were able to bring to survivors.

Explanation:

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)

correct answers:

c. they use panels.

d. they include images and words.

e. they contain gutters.