Read the excerpt from last lecture by randy pausch. and after i had become somewhat of an authority on virtual reality, but not like a really important one, so i was at the level of people the world book would badger. they called me up and i wrote an article, and this is caitlin kelleher [shows slide of caitlin wearing virtual reality headset manipulating a 3d world], and there’s an article if you go to your local library where they still have copies of the world book. look under v for virtual reality, and there it is. and all i have to say is that having been selected to be an author in the world book encyclopedia, i now believe that wikipedia is a perfectly fine source for your information because i know what the quality control is for real encyclopedias. they let me in. which statement best describes pausch's purpose? a.)he wants his audience to understand that being an authority on a subject is not as rewarding as they may think. b.)he wants his audience to see how he accomplished one of his childhood goals through an entertaining story. c.)he wants his audience to understand how to use a virtual reality headset and that he is an authority on the subject. d.)he wants his audience to be impressed that his article is in world book, but understand that he wishes it had appeared online.

It's B. because i just took it not that long.

B.)He wants his audience to see how he accomplished one of his childhood goals through an entertaining story.

Explanation:

According to the excerpt from "Last Lecture," the speaker Randy Pausch describes how he fulfilled his childhood dream of authoring an article in the World Book. He is actually so proud that he assures his article can be found in any local library where there is a copy of World Book.

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)