Read the e-mail.

hey jack! what's new? when are we getting together? it's been so long. you need to check out my new bike and maybe we can go riding together. you should see my ridiculous helmet! we miss you around the neighborhood, bro! —dan

which features make this passage informal?

select each correct answer.

expression of subjective feelings

third-person point of view

contractions

first-person point of view

complex sentences

incomplete sentences

impersonal tone

Expression of subjective feelings

Contractions

The first-person point of view

Explanation:

Informal languages tend to be more personal than formal language by using first-person pronouns such as ‘I’ or ‘We’, is more casual and spontaneous, and may use colloquialisms, every-day vocabulary and contractions. Likewise, the words in this style tend to be short and the sentences tend to be in the active voice.

The excerpt has all these characteristics: It uses the first-person point of view (We miss you around the neighborhood), contractions (What's new?, It's been so long), colloquialisms (bro), and it expresses subjective feelings or thoughts (You should see my ridiculous helmet!) and an every-day and spontaneous vocabulary in general.

what motivates odysseus to tell a lie to the cyclops

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)