Acupuncture is a medical procedure that originated in China many years ago before
the practice appeared in America.
Acupuncture is a part of a larger medical
system known as Traditional Chinese
Medicine which is quite different from
Western ideas about medical issues.
Acupuncture may work for some people,
but it is clearly a dangerous and risky type
of medical practice.
General medical opinion about the
effectiveness of acupuncture is currently
divided
The FDA has been hostile to acupuncture
therapy for some time, but its opinions are
currently changing
The author suggests that acupuncture
therapy is the best option of all people
who have acute pain,
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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)

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