Into The Wild: By Jon Krakauer; Chapters 1-4 Reflection Chapters 1 and 2 describe the end of Chris’ life: how Chris got to the “Stampede Trail” and how his body was found there. Then, chapters 3 and 4 jump back to the beginning of his journey two years earlier, when he graduated from college and headed West.

Why does the author use this style of storytelling? In other words, why do you think he starts at the end of the story, then goes back to the beginning?

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)

faith or loyalty when pledged in a solemn agreement or undertaking.

in the quotation from passage, connie willis states that literature is a way for authors from the past to communicate with readers of today. we can read their stories, books, and other texts to learn lessons about life. willis refers to these lessons as messages “from beyond the grave.” willis has a favorable viewpoint about the timelessness of literature.

harry says he would trade a gold mine for a glass of water.