THE PEDESTRIAN "The Pedestrian" by Ray Bradbury, 1951
BACKGROUND: Written in 1951, Bradbury's story is a cautionary tale against society's growing infatuation
with television and electronics. It warns that society, similar to the sidewalk, is sure to crumble
without human interactions to keep it whole. In 'The Pedestrian' by Ray Bradbury, the television is the
ultimate dehumanizer-it prevents crime, but also removes any possibility of interpersonal exploration
and serves only to spoil the bodies of those that get obsessed.
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BY
RAY BRADBURY
1
List some words and phrases from
the opening paragraphs that
illustrate the mood.

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)

explanation:

ward, and charles cooley, felt that social conflict was a process that should be in exploring social processes and social problems. conflict as a functional social process."