Read the excerpt from cristina garcia’s  dreaming in cuban. if it were up to me, i’d record other things. like the time there was a freak hailstorm in the congo and the women took it as a sign that they should rule . . why don’t i know anything about them? who chooses what we should know or what’s important? i know i have to decide these things for myself. most of what i’ve learned that’s important i’ve learned on my own, or from my grandmother. what does the excerpt reveal about cristina garcia? her background in journalism has made the writing of realistic fiction more difficult for her. her background in journalism has her research and use realistic details in her fiction. her background in journalism has prevented her from using magic realism in her fiction. her background in journalism has caused her to become an efficient and thorough editor.

its B on ED :)

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)