Select an author from this unit or a previous unit (or one of your choosing), and write a well-researched expository, or explanatory, essay that discusses ways in which the author's work reflects or questions one of his country's cultural traditions. examples of cultural traditions include arranged marriage, male superiority, or racial segregation.

think about how the author you select will allow you to fulfill the requirements of the rubric.

select an author from this unit or a previous unit (or one of your choosing) and discuss ways in which the author's work reflects or questions one of his country's cultural traditions. include the:
author's biographical information.
author's position and contribution to country of origin.
key ideas and passages from author's work that support thesis.
reflective conclusion about the author and his/her contribution to literature.
research you have conducted to gather information about the cultural traditions in question; you will need a minimum of six different sources, one of which is not internet based.
develop a thesis about how the author reflected or questioned tradition.
organize the research in an outline format; reevaluate and revise the thesis and outline as needed based upon research.
write a well-researched expository essay of at least 1,200 words.
use the proper mla format for in-text citations of direct quotations and paraphrased evidence.
use the correct mla format for the works-cited list.
edit and revise, then submit the finished product for evaluation.

this is b. how railways dealt with people riding the trains without paying

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)

its hard for me to see which word is supposed to be in bold. if i knew then i would be able to better.

"why don't you like me the way i am? " i cried. "i'm not a genius! i can't play the piano, and even if i could, i wouldn't go on tv if you paid me a million dollars! "

explanation:

the conflict between jing-mei and her mother is over jing-mei's piano lessons since her mother wants her to become a prodigy but she does not want to play it any more.