Read and analyze each essay prompt and thesis statement. Then rewrite each thesis statement so that it becomes a strong thesis statement. Essay Prompt – Explain the benefits of playing sports in high school.
Thesis Statement: Playing sports in high school is beneficial.
Essay Prompt – Write an argument essay wearing school uniforms.
Thesis Statement: Many students do not like the idea of wearing school uniforms. Essay Prompt – Compare and contrast a book to a movie.
Thesis Statement: Books and movies have many similarities and differences.
Essay Prompt – Explain the many dangers of tobacco use.
Thesis Statement: Tobacco use is very dangerous.
Essay Prompt – Write an argument essay about students and the First Amendment.
Thesis Statement: Students should be protected under the First Amendment.

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)

b. the poet identifies with private people.

    in the stanza, dickinson states she doesn't wish to seek fame and recognition from the public eye. nor is she afraid of authority figures, and you can definitely tell she isn't hiding something. more as she identifies with private people, who are not known by the community

i think continuous as the stars that shine and twinkle on the milky way, they

stretched in never-ending line along the margin of a bay; ten thousand saw

i at glance, tossing their heads in sprightly dance.