Write a narrative essay about a moment in your life when you were judged by something other than the content of your character. Use narrative techniques to develop experiences, events, and characters.

I come from one of those families that have a traditionally safe approach when it comes to money. That means, we don't really spend it. My father and mother seem to be constatnly afraid of the unexpected. "You never know," they say, as if the universe were ready to jump at our throats at any second. We might fall sick, the car might break... there is always something to worry about, some unforeseen circumstance that might ruin our lives if we don't have the bucks to deal with it when (if) it comes.

Due to that perspective, we've always had less than we could have. We live in a quite regular house, we don't have the fanciest smartphones out there, and our clothes are cheap and comfortable. We buy them at department stores, and wear them for quite some time, only discarding what is beyond repair. I've never seen any problems in doing that, although I do believe people like us should learn to enjoy their own money a little better. It's okay to spend a little more sometimes. But if you don't want to, you have the right to do as you please.

Apparently, there are people who do not think the same way as I do. After being invited to a certain party, I was very excited! My friends would all be there but, as I heard them talk, I grew a bit worried.

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)

the correct answer is: a) every day, the children play and swim in the lake.

explanation: the topic is about the children playing and swimming everyday in the lake, the rest of the sentence is only a positive description of the outcome of such events.