Pl!
read the passage from a literary essay.
at this point in the poem, the reader might think that the speaker is hopelessly depressed. he sounds bitter to me.

what change should the author make to ensure an appropriate voice in this essay?

the words “hopelessly depressed” need to be enclosed in parentheses.

the point of view in the first sentence needs to be revised for consistency.

the sentence “he sounds bitter to me” should be revised to reflect neutrality.

the words "reader" and "speaker" should be replaced with more neutral terms

The sentence “He sounds bitter to me” should be revised to reflect neutrality.

When writing a literary essay, it is advisable to try to remain neutral. If we adopt a neutral position when writing, we give our essay more credibility. We also sound more objective, and we avoid having an unfair opinion due to our bias. In this case, the sentence should be revised by focusing on the text and avoiding personal opinions.

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)