Kelvin was waiting in front of the corner store at 3:56pm. His muscles were tense and he was sweating a bit more than usual. The other kids gathered
in front of the little storefront were much more relaxed, even playful. They
joked back and forth lightly to each other but for Kelvin, time slowed. 3:57.
"Don't worry, Kelvin. He ain't even gonna show up." Kelvin hoped that he
wouldn't. A black Camry with tinted windows pulled up and parked across
the street. Kelvin gulped. 3:58. A group of teenagers piled out of the car.
James was in the front. "Hi-ya, Kelvin. Glad you could make it," James
said. Kelvin felt smaller.
Text 1 - Kelvin
1. Why is Kelvin waiting at the corner store? How do you know?|
2. Are James and Kelvin friends? How do you know?
3. Why is Kelvin so nervous? How do you know?

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)

the answers are:

1. dolores driscoll - b. first person minor

dolores is a minor character who happens to be driving the bus at the time of the accident. she narrates picking up each of the children and her last memory is the children being thrown around the bus.

2. billy ansel - a. first person major

billy loses his twins in the accident. he tells his own story, how he witnessed the accident and how he tried to the rescuers. he is a major character, as he is at the center of the story.

3. mitchell stephens - c. first person observer

mitchell enters the story after the accident. he is a lawyer who learns about the accident based on other characters observations. though he tells the story from a first person perspective, he is just an observer.

as for matcthing the message or lesson posted with the person who said them:

1."obviously, you can't control everything, but you are obliged to take care of the few things you can. i'm an optimist basically who acts like a pessimist. on principle. just in case." - dolores driscoll

2. "i could no longer believe even in life. . for me now the only reality was death." - billy ansel

the correct answer would be d.