STRUCTURE 4 MATERIAL

Parallel Construction

Make correct parallel constructions from the following statements:
1. Philip's son has measles, mumps, and is allergic to pollen.
2. In the American West, cowponies learned to stop instantly on command, and they can cut out the calves for branding.
3. Most people want three things:  to be healthy, to be loved, and having money to pay the bills.
4. Simon Bolivar was a brave soldier, a good leader, and strongly patriotic.
5. When Desiree had the flu, she felt dizzy, hot, and had a headache.
6. Linda keeps her desk piled with books, has candy wrappings on it, and covered with papers.

short speech

Napoleon Bonaparte Speech - Farewell to the Old Guard

Napoleon Bonaparte - Farewell to the Old Guard (1814) following the failed invasion of
Russia and defeat by the Allies

Soldiers of my Old Guard:
I bid you farewell. For twenty years I have constantly accompanied you on the road to honor and glory. In these latter times, as in the days of our prosperity, you have invariably been models of courage and fidelity. With men such as you our cause could not be lost; but the war would have been interminable; it would have been civil war, and that would have entailed deeper misfortunes on France.
I have sacrificed all of my interests to those of the country.
I go, but you, my friends, will continue to serve France. Her happiness was my only thought. It will still be the object of my wishes. Do not regret my fate; if I have consented to survive, it is to serve your glory. I intend to write the history of the great achievements we have performed together. Adieu, my friends. Would I could press you all to my heart.

April 20, 1814.