You will read essays, short stories, and poetry by several of the most influential writers in the american literary tradition. for the assessment, you will write 2 to 3-paragraphs responding to one of the given prompts below.
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prompt one
choose one 19th century american poem or short story and one historical document.
write to compare the ways in which each of these represents the changing popular idea of democracy from the time period in which it was written. cite specific evidence from the literature to support your ideas.
prompt two
choose one short story and one poem from the 19th century.
write to compare the ways in which each of these may be considered representative of american culture during the time period in which it was written. cite specific evidence from the literature to support your ideas.
selections
below is a list of reading selections that can be used for this assessment:
•"the story of an hour" (1894) by kate chopin's (short story)
•"how to tell a story" (1835-1910) by mark twain (short story)
•"the raven" (1845) by edgar allan poe (poem)
•"ain't i a woman" (1851) by sojourner truth (historical document)
•"declaration of sentiments" (1848) from the first women's rights convention (historical document)

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explanation:

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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)