You had a quarrell with a very good friend of yours sometimes ago and since then both of you have not been on speaking terms. Write a 450 words letter to him or her expressing your regret at the break in your relationship and your desire for reconciliation.

Explanation:

Dear friend,

It is not easy writing this letter. We haven’t spoken in a while. I don’t know what has happened in your life, and you don’t know what has happened in mine, so it’s hard starting the letter from such an uncertain point. Yet, I have a strong desire to write this to you because I really miss you.

I’ve thought about reaching you before, but my pride has always stopped me. There could always be an excuse. The truth is, I just didn’t want to be the one to reach out first. But I found the notes we passed years ago, and it brought back all the happy memories and nostalgia. That is when I decided I will stop waiting and do what I wished to do – write to you.

Despite our argument, you have always been my great friend, someone who’s been by my side and with whom I shared many great moments. It’s a silly thing that one quarrel will tear down the years of our friendship. With this letter, I wish that we can both make amends and reconcile, because of the long life our friendship had.

I am truly sorry because of our fight and I deeply regret all the things I have said. In anger, we sometimes say things we don’t really mean and regret them later, and that was exactly the case. But I understand how my words might have hurt you and it hurts me if I caused you that distress. I hope you will accept my deepest apologies for all that has happened and forgive me. I can promise you that I have changed over this time we haven’t spoken and that I am not as hotheaded as I was then. I think more before I speak and I reason my arguments calmly. There were many things to learn from our sad parting, and it took me some time to understand them but I did. In return, I offer you my forgiveness and strong desire to reconcile. I miss you as my friend and I wish to have you again in my life.

When you read this, please remember all our laughs and joined mischiefs, our happy walks, and talks, all secrets we shared. Remember all the happy times and good moments we shared, and just imagine if we can share them again. I certainly hope you have a great wish for that because I do.

Please write back to me. Even if you are still angry, we can talk and fix it all. Please give our friendship a chance. You are an amazing person and a great friend, and I wish to have you back in my life so much.

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)