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Derek has been assigned to give a two-minute speech about history or government. His audience will be his classmates, who have the same assignment. Derek decides his specific purpose will be to name the U.S. presidents, describing the greatest achievement and reciting a brief quotation from each one. Which question did Derek forget to ask himself about his specific purpose?

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Answer:

¨What is my specific purpose?¨

Step-by-step explanation:

By just naming U.S. presidents, their achievements and quotations, he misses out on the reason or the purpose of his presidential list. He lacks a comparison of the presidents (for example between Democratic and Republican presidents), or a political theory, whether or not based on the historical background of any given president (was it wartime, economic hardship etc.