The last leaf is the story of hope and fighting the odds. Justify.

This is a story whose main theme is hope and fighting obstacles, since it transmits important values through similes, comparison, and irony.

Explanation: The last leaf is a story that details the beauty of life and how you can confront different obstacles throughout it. The story starts with Sue and Johnsy's new friendship and how they share a special connection through art. As the story progresses, Johnsy is destined to fight against the possible end of his life, enhancing then emotions of love, passion, and hope. Sue and Johnsy's friendship strengthens due to Johnsy's battle, and hope is noticeable at the end of the story due to Behrman's sacrifice that ends up saving Johnsy's life.

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)