Based on lines 1 through 29 in "Excerpt from Little Cricket," how are Thek's and Grandfather's points of view about living in America different? Use two details front the story to support your response.

Answer and Explanation:

Thek sees America as a very easy place to adapt and can become his home without much difficulty. In addition, he believes that America has many facilities that promote a better quality of life, allowing them to have access to things they did not have before such as electricity.

His grandfather, however, does not think America is a pleasant land and finds it difficult to adapt. He doesn't see america as his home, because in america he can't see the mountains, can't eat something natural and tasty, and doesn't get used to the noise, the dirt and the rush of the city.

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)