Read the excerpt from chapter 7 of Obasan by Joy Kogawa
She stared out the open window as she talked about
one man at the conference who quite openly
applauded the wholesale imprisonment of Canadian
and American Japanese
How does the phrase "almost
sputtering contribute to
the mood of the excerpt?
It creates an energetic mood, as it emphasizes Aunt
Emily's feelings about injustices in past and present
events

O It creates a mood of panic, as it stresses how the
man was attempting to convince others to agree
with his opinions.
O
It creates a mood of doubt, as it distorts Aunt Emily's
claims about the success of the conference.
O
It creates a mood of discomfort, as it suggests that
history is going to keep repeating itself.
"He knows the war was just an excuse for the racism
that was already there. We were rioted against back in
1907, for heaven's sakes! We've always
faced prejudice. He knows we were no military threat.
So what is he saying? That the innocent should be
made to suffer for the guilty?" She was almost
sputtering. "That's scapegoatism. As long as we have
politicians and leaders and media people who feast
on people's fears, we'll continue making scapegoats."

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)

two factors or characteristics of a chapter that might make it difficult to read would be words i don't understand, or if i don't fully understand what's going on in the chapter. strategies i can use to get through the difficult material would be a dictionary, and re-reading previous chapters to get a better grasp of what the author is trying to say.

- "he is a very real person and his intent isn't to influence us vonnegut addresses this towards the end of the letter when he says, if we choose to curse, that is by our own individual means."

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