Imagine that you have been asked to give a graduation speech. which elements should you avoid when writing the speech?
a. a strictly formal, argumentative tone
b. the graduating students' accomplishments
c. funny quotes from other students
d. unpleasant remarks about a teacher
e. simple sentence constructions

there may be mutiple answers

Hey there!

Graduation speeches mark an occasion of celebration in which notable people are asked to provide context, meaning, wisdom, and advice that will help and assist graduates as they cross threshold between school and the world of life.

Therefore, you should avoid A.  a strictly formal, argumentative tone: it is not a real formal and academic text, for that reason you should

D. Unpleasant remark about a teacher: this is not an occasion for making fun at anybody or reveal personal secrets, and you have to keep respecting your teachers.

Hope this helps.

if this is a true or false question its true

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)