Select the correct answer from the drop-down menu. Complete the sentence with the correct explanation.
An author's message
explains the purpose of a story
provides reasons for writing
presents an idea to the reader
clarifies the author's audience

presents an idea to the reader.

Explanation:

An author is the writer of book or an article. An author's message is usually presented before the main book content. The author's message is meant to give the reader an idea of what the story or book is about in a very short yet concise manner. This message is important for reasons including, buyers who really want to know what the content of the book they are about to pick is, they simply cannot read the entire book on the spot, However. with the author's message, they have an idea of what's in the book albeit in summary. Once the author's message is read, an idea of the book's content is understood.

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)

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