Read the poem “Nothing Gold Can Stay” by Robert Frost: Nature’s first green is gold,
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf’s a flower;
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf.
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down today.
Nothing gold can stay.

Do you agree with the speaker that nothing ever stays the same? Is change unavoidable, whether you welcome it or not? Find at least two examples from your own life to use in your response.

1. Yes, I agree with the speaker that nothing ever stays the same.

2. Yes, change is unavoidable whether it is welcomed or not.

3. Find the examples below.

Explanation:

It is very true that change is the only constant thing in life. I have experienced change in my own life. Two instances of such include;

1. I used to be a timid and shy person who had stage fright. Today, I am more outspoken. This change happened because I consciously worked on my speaking abilities.

2. I dreaded mathematics during high school. I am now good at Math because I devoted time to study to become better at it.

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)