Bella pp. 7-31: 3. What does Bella learn about work in the factory?
(Uprising by Margaret Peterson Haddix)

"Uprising" by Margaret Peterson Haddix, 2007

Bella:

Bella, a novice from Italy, learns that workers can decide to stop work.  Everyone stops work and the workers walk out on strike.  This sudden action, which happens on Bella's first day confuses her greatly.  She regains understanding of the situation after her distant cousin Pietro, who has arranged her coming to America, explains what has happened.  That first day at the factory is like a baptism of confusion for Bella.

Explanation:

On the first day that Bella resumes work at the Triangle Factory, workers walk on strike.  For Bella, this situation is unusual and unheard of.   Her distant cousin Pietro enlightens her about the strike.  After surviving the factory fire and proving her indomitable spirit, she marries Rocco with whom they beget two daughters, Yetta and Jane.  From her own life experiences Bella teaches her daughters to be "smart, strong, and useful girls."

Explanation:

Margaret Peterson Haddix's 2007 Uprising teaches young women to be courageous and dogged fighters for justice and equity.

Margaret depicts Bella as a new arrival from Italy, who comes to New York City to seek employment so that she can help her family survive famine back home.  Fortunately, she survives the Triangle Factory fire that has killed many workers, gets married, and bears two daughters, whom she raises live in strength and courage like herself.

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)

major league baseball

explanation:

jack roosevelt robinson broke the color barrier in major league baseball.as he was the first african american to play in the major leagues, jackie robinson became the target of racial abuse. jackie robinson is referring to the historic event, harlem riot.