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The assignment asks us to write about two short stories we read in class (listed below) and discuss how they have similar themes.
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- "The Children of the Sea" (from Krik? Krak!) - By Edwige Danticat
- "The Adopted Son" - By Guy de Maupassant
- "Kabuliwala" - By Rabindranath Tagore
- "Yeh-Shen" - By Ai-Ling Louie
- "The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World" - By Gabriel García Márquez
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My issue is: I honestly don't see any specific connections in the themes of these stories. If anyone can find similar themes in any of these stories, I'll owe you a kidney.
Here are the assignment's requirements, if you need them:
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The essay must start by identifying a theme that both of your short stories had in common, and provide textual evidence of where that theme is developed in the stories.
Then, your essay must examine how that theme was developed in similar and different ways in the two short stories. Be prepared to use evidence to compare and contrast the way the theme is treated in both.
Your essay should include an introduction with a thesis, developmental paragraphs using CER format, and a conclusion that restates your main points.
Your essay must be typed and in MLA format. It must use correct grammar and spelling.
The essay’s target length is 500-550 words.

i think the answer is hope it

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)

just did the class the answer was c.have a good day