Directions: you will now write an original opening scene of a story. You may choose any point-of-view for your narrative. Remember your goal is to create a mood for your reader. Decide which mood you would
like to create (check the previous adjectives you chose like supernatural, somber, inspiring, etc.) Try and
appeal to more than one sense smell, hearing, touch etc. Find inspiration somewhere., whether it be
fiction, drama, coming-of age, science fiction, biography. Your reader should feel a sense of your setting
based on the vivid details and word choices in your writing. Your opening scene must be a minimum of
150 words and no more than 300. You will be working on this for about a week. This is an important part of the creative process.

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)

2. list two reasons why fossil fuels should no longer be used as a source of energy in america.

what are you asking? this is gibberish.

n arraignment is not a hearing to determine guilt or innocence. it is usually a criminal defendant's first appearance in court