Part A Choosing a Topic

To begin preparing a presentation, start by considering the topic. For this activity, you will select any topic connected to this unit and create a

persuasive e presentation. For example, you could choose a topic about postmodern literature or Beat poetry, such as these examples:

• Motif became one of the most important elements of postmodern narratives, such as In John Updike's "The Brown Chest."

• Beat poetry emerged from the need to amend social injustices in society.

You can select any topic connected to the unit. Make sure to pick a topic that you find Interesting and wish to learn more about. Choose a position

on the topic. Your presentation should persuade your audience about your viewpoint.

As you select your topic, consider two important aspects of any public speaking opportunity: purpose and audience. Make sure you have a firm

understanding o

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)

c. a group of tribes that formed a confederacy