The Boy in the Striped Pajamas Writing Assignment Directions: Select one of the following topics. Write a well-constructed 500-word essay in which you use evidence from the text and movie to support your idea. Be sure to follow the guidelines of the rubric.

Prompts (pick ONE or TWO):
a. Bruno and Shmuel are more alike than different. Suggest how their alikeness contributes to a major theme in the novel.
b. Discuss the way three characters support the following statement: The very best of humanity is possible even in the most trying of circumstances.
c. It is easier to be brave if you don’t know how dangerous a situation is. Discuss whether Bruno is a brave boy or a coward.
d. Discuss the way Boyne/author/producer uses the child’s perspective in the story/movie to emphasize that all men are equal.
e. Boyne/author/producer uses clothing to illustrate images that work to develop the reader’s emotional response to the story/movie. Discuss this with reference to three different outfits.

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)

you need to write a question based on a prompt. you have not given the prompt, and therefore this question cannot be answered on unless you provide it.

the answer is definitely the first answer: lizabeth is older now and realizes that she may not have made the best decisions.