Read this paragraph.

when my grandparents proposed we visit an aquarium, i never imagined the impact the trip might have on my life. we traveled by car to harbortown, and we passed the time discussing the attractions we hoped to see. at the aquarium, we roamed through aisles of tanks, mystified by the sea creatures within. my grandmother discovered a “touch tank,” and we enjoyed sensory interaction with a ray. but it was the “careers in marine biology” exhibition that offered me a glimpse of my future.

why is this writing considered a personal narrative?

a) because it explains an important historical event
b) because it contains researched facts about a person’s life
c) because it includes the author’s personal reflections
d) because it tells an imagined story with unrealistic details

The correct answer is C. Because it includes the author’s personal reflections

Explanation:

In writing, a personal narrative refers to a text that describes one or more experiences from the author and therefore explores his/her feelings, perceptions and reflections toward these. Because of this, a personal narrative is commonly based on real-life events, it is written in the first person and shows the perception and point of view of the author. This is the case of the text presented considering the author describes the experience of visiting an aquarium by using the pronoun "I" as in "I never imagined the impact the trip might have on my life" and describing his feelings, perceptions, and reflection about the experience as in "it was the “Careers in Marine Biology” exhibition that offered me a glimpse of my future". Therefore, this text is considered a personal narrative because it includes the author’s personal reflections towards some specific event.

which is a characteristic of dramatic point of view? it allows the audience to get deep inside a character's head. it often uses the pronouns i and me. it more easily allows the audience to make up their own minds about characters.

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)