This is worth 16 respond in a well-organized essay. answer is written in complete sentences in the middle of the 19th century, political philosopher alexis de tocqueville claimed, "the
inhabitants of the united states speaking, no literature." based on what you
learned in semester a, is this statement accurate? evaluate the contributions of two or more
writers in this semester to the development of uniquely american literature. what genres,
subjects, themes, settings, or characters did these writers develop?

I disagree with Alexis de Tocqueville's remark, Literature may work through grammar syntax and semantics but there are no actual standards that would make a piece of work qualify as literature.

Authors such as; Mark Twain, who had a distinctive style of writing, helped give a strong description to his works and a vivid sense of realism. Mark Twain was known for writing in a carefree style. In the first bit of 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,' the style of writing was unrefined and raw and it was slightly difficult to understand since it was filled with slang. However, it became clear that the character in his work was meant to give off a carefree aura. Aside from the dialect that Mark Twain used he also used an imagery sense of realism to his settings and characters, this allowed the reader to understand the characters a bit more. In Mark Twain's writings, he was able to interact with deeper meanings and underlying themes through simple stories.

Another example that could be taken is of; Edgar Allan Poe, his use of terror  made him famous as a popular gothic writer. His writings were a way to express political sentiments, particularly regarding racism, slavery and social distinctions. He was known for his eerie writing style, which was created through his use of punctuation. The tone of his work would be set by his word choice and his descriptive writing. Poe believed that his punctuation made a point, this allowed the reader to feel the full effect of the sentence. Poe's writings were usually based on revenge, murder, and other sorts of eerie themes, this would leave the reader to determine the cause of motives.

Poe also used other different tools that would captivate his audience.

Mark Twain and Edgar Allan Poe were both amazing writers in the 19th century, they both had a unique sense of writing and were not mainstream writers. Even though their work was different from other, but that does not mean that their writings were not a proper form of literature.

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)

i think the answer is b