Refer to explorations in literature for a complete version of this story.
how do james withencroft's and charles atkinson's actions develop a theme in “august heat”?
a. withencroft experiences the most remarkable day in his life while atkinson welcomes him as a new friend. this develops the theme that coincidence is merely a happy accident.
b. withencroft draws a random picture of atkinson being sentenced for a horrific crime. atkinson unknowingly carves withencroft's name and the current date on a headstone. this develops the theme that there is no such thing as a coincidence.
c. withencroft goes for a walk and stops at atkinson's home. atkinson carves a headstone and realizes it belongs to the man who just arrived. this develops the theme that outcomes can be beyond a person's control.
d. withencroft draws the best picture of his life. atkinson creates a well-crafted tombstone. this develops the theme that a man's success is due to his own hard work.

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)