Can you please make it art related? Squeaky talks about her love of running. It is her special talent and she is proud of all the hard work she has put into being a better runner. She expresses disdain for people who pretend that they do not practice their talent or skill, and who prefer to have others believe that it is “easy” for them. Write a journal entry about your special talent or skill. Describe how you practice becoming better at your skill. Does it come naturally, or do you have to work hard to achieve success?

Your response should be about 150 words.

My special skill is music, I play instuments, and I sing. I have made allstate many times, but this isn't due to my natural gift. This is because of my hard work and effort i put in over the school year, summer, and holidays. I go to chorus for two classes a day and sing for a total of three hours, then after that i mentor other students. When I get home from school every day i will usually also practice piano, guitar, and voice. This is the only way I can truley succeed at what i'm passionate about. Even though i have a good voice and the right style to play piano and guitar, I still need to practice so i can hone these skills and perfect them even more than I already have.

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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)