Based on the story of "rip van winkle" by washington irvin

in the twenty years that rip van winkle was asleep, his village and his country changed a great deal. for instance, the inn now displays a different picture (washington instead of king george), and people are discussing voting and elections (democracy) in the streets. in a short paragraph, discuss these changes and what they mean. what happened while he was asleep?

While Rip was asleep, American revolution took place.

Explanation:

Rip Van Winkle, a story written by Washington Irving, was published in 1819.

Irving tells a story of a man, Rip Van Winkle, who has been sleeping for 20 years. He slept through the American revolution (1765-1783), and wakes up as a free man.

During Rip's sleep, the new king, George Washington, has replaced King George III. In this light, Rip wakes up free from King George's tyranny over his American subjects. Moreover, his wife has died, so Rip is now a widower and is free from his wife's complaints. He also becomes free from the tyranny of day-to-day responsibilities, as no one tells him what to do anymore.

However, the story makes us question the concept of freedom. Although he is not bothered by the expectations of the community anymore, Rip continues to live the same way he did before sleep. This indicates that he was free before, but did not realize it.

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)

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