Dear Editor Fascinating grammar/spelling the other night on the second evening of the NBC movie 10.5. The movie was bad enough ... 30 minutes of action crammed into four hours of viewing. What really caught my attention was the writing. Yes, the plot was wretched, the emoting was pathetic. Yet there was something even more glaring in this age of butchering the English language. I pine for the days of correct English when "you know" and "like" didn't crop up as every other word! Stinson Mix, Farmersville, TX What should Mr. Mix add to his letter to make it more convincing?

He must add evidence, citing scenes from the film where they prove his position against the plot.

Explanation:

The author of the letter positions himself on his disgust about a particular film that was shown. He tells how the film has a poorly written plot, leaving the film pathetic and terrible, mainly due to the constant use of the words "you know" and "like". However, the author does not present any evidence that these elements exist in the film, in fact. This makes the text need some proof that the author could provide, citing some scenes that justify his dislike for the film shown.

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)