PART A: Which statement best summarizes a central idea of the speech? A. America was in a “Space Race” with the Soviet Union during the Cold War, which prompted all of the United States’ effort to reach the moon. B. The U. S. should and will be the first to reach the moon, thus securing its place at the forefront of the era of space exploration. C. President Kennedy single-handedly backed the space program, against the wishes of many. D. At the time, human history was at its peak of scientific discovery and technological progress, with little left to learn.

A. America was in a “Space Race” with the Soviet Union during the Cold War, which prompted all of the United States’ effort to reach the moon.

Explanation:

The piece of fact given is true and is a valid central idea for a speech.

c.to compare several aspects of the tragedy to other worldwide tragedies

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)