How can I Paraphrase the sentences below? 1. Shepherd (2003, p.344) concluded that
‘Our results suggest that capital punishment has a strong deterrent effect; each execution results, on average, in eighteen fewer murders with a margin of error of plus to minus ten. Tests show that results are not driven by tougher sentencing laws and are robust to many alternative specifications.’

According to Shepherd, results suggest that capital punishment strongly discourages murder.  Each individual execution has been observed to result in an average of eighteen fewer murders committed, with a margin of error from plus to minus ten.  As tests have shown, strict laws do not have an effect anywhere near as significant.

Explanation:

just for the record, i am strongly against capital punishment!

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)

12-14pt font, times new roman double spaced and on the top left of ur paper write the name date teachers name and assingment