Consider what you have learned about Beat poetry. Write a poem that is at least eight lines long and is in the Beat style. Refer back to the Beat poems you read in this lesson for examples. Your poem should have a clear subject and theme and use such Beat styles as free form and irreverence. Your poem should also address an important societal issue, such as poverty or inequality. To improve your poem, try brainstorming, drafting, and revising your poem multiple times.

Ode to capitalism

The most polite ones that excuse me

But the weak, please disappear

And succumb to the power of capital

May the great ones grow even more

And that encourage competition, dishonesty and intolerance

I'm not interested in the hungry

the homeless and barefoot

If I am guaranteed abundance and abundance.

Explanation:

The poem above was made in eight verses and was inspired by the poetry presented by the beat generation.

The poem makes an ode to capitalism and evokes irresponsibility of this system with the most needy who are exploited in favor of those who are in a situation of advantage and privilege within our society and who basically do not care about anything as long as their sovereignty is guaranteed.

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)