Write a letter to yourself like it is the first day of 8th grade. What advice would you give yourself? What would you change? Half a page.

Hello, I heard you were starting 8th grade today. I also heard you were nervous and anxious, but don't worry, you'll do just fine.

There's some advice I want to give you before you continue the year.

First of, Complete your work in time. Don't wait till the deadline is due. You'll get behind on all of your assignments. It's best if you do it right away so you don't have to worry about anything else.

Second, Do your best to not miss a day of school. It's fine if you have a dentist appointment or you have a really bad fever, but don't miss a day of school because you want to. Who knows? The day you missed school your teacher already started on a new lesson that day that you don't know about. Or worse- you could have missed a test.

Third, make friends. Be friends with people who are positive and care about their schoolwork. Like they say, you are who you hang out with.

Fourth, always study days before the test. You don't want to come to school unprepared. Make a to-do list about things you need to do when you get home. That way everything is organized.

8th grade is one of the most important years of middle school. Its a year that's preparing you for highschool. And trust me when I say that highschool will be much worse. But everything will be okay if you do things smoothly.

Have a great year of 8th grade and make the most out of it!

With kind regards,

future you.

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)

the correct answer is d.   to change the pace

explanation: