Prompt: The car screamed to a halt, four men wearing masks jumped out and ran into the nearest building, I looked around. The street was deserted except for me…… complete your story of about 200 – 250 words.

The car screamed to a halt, four men wearing masks jumped out and ran into the nearest building, I looked around. The street was deserted except for me. I just wanted to buy some ice cream, but It seemed that destiny had other plans.

I was lucky enough that none of the robbers saw me, so I ran backward till I reached the corner and turned sharply to the left. There I found a policeman. I desperately tried to tell him what I saw, but I was so scared and out of breath that the officer couldn't understand me. I was so desperate that I grabbed the police's hand and took him to the corner, where he could see the car in the middle of the street. There he finally understood what I was saying.

He quickly called for backups, more when he realized that the robbery was in a bank. In no less than 5 minutes, a lot of police cars arrived. They secluded the area, and negotiation with the robbers started.

Thankfully, they weren't a good thief and couldn't work well under pressure. With a few warmings from the police, they came out of the building and with empty hands.

Who could think that on my way to the ice cream parlor, I would become a hero?

Explanation:

A story always has three parts. First, we write the beginning where we introduce the characters, the plot, and the setting. Then we write the conflict. In other words, we narrate the problem that is taking place in the story. Finally, we tell how the problem was solved, giving an ending to the story.

We should use descriptive language that helps the reader imagine the scenes. Also, it helps the reader connect with the characters and be immersed in the story.

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)