1. Revise and edit the paragraph. Ensure that it uses active voice throughout. What we learn about our friends on a road trip may be very different from what we learn about them in their homes or at school. When they move from one place to another, characters in a story can undergo change. Setting — the time and place of a story — is used by authors as a device to reveal particular aspects of a character. In John Steinbeck's "The Chrysanthemums," a crucial role in the development of the main character, Elisa, is played by the shift of the setting from the ranch to the road.

... Authors use setting - the time and place of a story - as a device to reveal particular aspects of a character. In John Steinbeck's "The Chrysanthemums," the shift of the setting from the ranch to the road plays a crucial role in the development of the main character, Elisa.

Explanation:

Only the two last sentences were originally in the passive voice and needed changing. The passive voice emphasizes the receiver of the action, while the active voice emphasizes the performer of the action. Take a look at the examples below:

Active Voice: I made the cake.

Passive Voice: The cake was made by me.

Thus, when we change a sentence from the passive to the active voice, we must locate the subject. In the active voice, it will become the object. Then, we locate the agent (performer) of the action. It will become the subject in the active voice. Finally, we remove the auxiliary "be" from the sentence.

Let's use one of the sentences in the excerpt as an example:

Passive Voice: Setting (subject) - the time and place of a story - is (auxiliary) used by authors (agent) as a device to reveal particular aspects of a character.

Active Voice: Authors (subject) use (main verb) setting (object) - the time and place of a story - as a device to reveal particular aspects of a character.

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)

i go to the store and buy some cheese,suddenly there was akward silence.   out of no where comes a ninja, and he takes an apple, and chokes the cashier, until he passes out.   the disapeared in a puff of smoke.   the cashier went to the doctor, and everything was fine again.   they all lived happily ever after without anymore ninjas.

the end

go to buy cheese= exposition

akaward silence= rising action

ninja chokes the cashier= climax

cashier goes to the doctor= falling action

they live happily ever after= resolution