Read the following paragraph about train travel: traveling cross-country by train is a great way to experience america. gas prices are astronomical, but train fares tend to stay the same. plus, you won’t have to worry about being cramped in the back seat when you have an entire train car to stroll down. so just sit back and enjoy the american countryside as it whisks past your window at 150 miles per hour. how would you characterize the author’s development of the key concept? a. the author argues that gas is expensive and that trains are better for the environment. b. the author compares train speeds with those of other forms of travel. c. the author provides examples of why trains are a comfortable and economical way to travel. d. the author explains how much he dislikes being cramped in the back seat of cars.

C The author provides examples of why trains are a comfortable and economical way to travel.

I just took a test on this it’s C.

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1. c- the tunnel project was worthwhile.

2. b- to inform about the value of the tunnel project

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)