Read the passage below from the article “The Word on Gangster.” In the 1920s, Americans watched in fascination (and horror) as the FBI tried unsuccessfully to bring down Chicago criminals like Al Capone and his “gang” of henchmen--or “gangsters.” Too well organized and too powerful to be stopped easily, Capone’s gang caused both excitement and terror in the American public, who read about their exploits in newspapers or heard radio news stories about them.
Whose perspective on the topic of gangsters does this passage focus on?
the FBI’s
the author’s
the gangsters’
the American public’s

D, the American public's

Explanation:

The FBI would put something neutral and would focus on facts instead of opinions. This is a more focused on the public's view which is mentioned in the bottom.

The author's is also pretty good, but it would most likely include all of their opinions, memories, or be in first person POV.

The gangsters would be put into the spotlight, and would reveal their opinions and purpose/reasons.

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)