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  1. Whom do you think President Franklin Delano Roosevelt speaks for in this address?

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    Exploring the Text: - Whom do you think President Franklin Delano Roosevelt speaks for in this address?
  2. Do you consider this speech optimistic or pessimistic? Using support from the selection, explain your answer.

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    Exploring the Text: - Do you consider this speech optimistic or pessimistic? Using support from the selection, explain your answer.
  3. Do you think Roosevelt depends most on claims of fact, of value, or of policy? Try to find examples of each, and then consider why he might have depended on one type of claim over the others.

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    Exploring the Text: - Do you think Roosevelt depends most on claims of fact, of value, or of policy? Try to find examples of each, and then consider why he might have depended on one type of claim over the others.
  4. What contrasts does Roosevelt set up in this speech? What do you think their purpose is?

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    Exploring the Text: - What contrasts does Roosevelt set up in this speech? What do you think their purpose is?
  5. How does Roosevelt answer the question he asks in paragraph 21: “Have we found our happy valley?”

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    Exploring the Text: - How does Roosevelt answer the question he asks in paragraph 21: “Have we found our happy valley?”
  6. Roosevelt uses figurative language sparingly, but effectively, in this speech. Find examples and explain why he might have chosen to speak figuratively rather than literally at those moments.

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    Exploring the Text: - Roosevelt uses figurative language sparingly, but effectively, in this speech. Find examples and explain why he might have chosen to speak figuratively rather than literally at those moments.