Do you agree with Walter Cronkite? Should we "be very careful believing that what we think is right in America" is right for everyone else? Have you ever questioned whether our government and way of life is the right way? Why?

Answer and Explanation:

Since these are personal questions, feel free to change anything and adapt the answers to fit you and your thoughts.

Do you agree with Walter Cronkite? Should we "be very careful believing that what we think is right in America" is right for everyone else?

Yes, I do. As almost everything that is generally applied to a country, our government, our dress code, our school system, and so on are the result of several factors, including our culture and our history. Therefore, other societies, having experienced different historical and cultural backgrounds, may very well choose other types of government, dress code, school system etc.

Have you ever questioned whether our government and way of life is the right way? Why?

Yes, I have. Maybe not in their totality, but at least partially. I do see us as an individualistic society. There are countries where people are taught to see others as part of their own family, showing respect and empathy even for strangers. I also often question our government's inability to overcome partisan differences as well. Politician's loyalty to their parties often seem to hinder their judgment, and decisions that do not benefit the people are made.

in that passage i would say the sentence which best describes the overall impact of the setting is when they mention the absence of people because it suggests that taking a walk at night is unusual.

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)