Also known as Mount Godwin-Austen, K2 is the second highest mountain in the world. The mountain is 28,251 feet high and it is thought to be more difficult to climb than Mount Everest. When climbers arrive at the base, they are amazed by the steep rock face of the mountain and awed by the weather. The mountain is located on the border of China and Pakistan, which is in the Karakoram part of the Himalayan mountain range. Most climbers attempt to reach the top of K2 from Pakistan, but no one has ever tried to climb the mountain in the winter. Two people from an Italian expedition team were the first to reach the top of K2: Lino Lacedelli and Achille Compagnoni. They reached the summit, or the top of the mountain, in July, 1954. Since then, almost 300 people have managed to reach the top of the mountain. Which claim from the passage lacks supporting evidence?

A. When climbers arrive at the base, they are amazed by the steep rock face of the mountain and awed by the weather.

B. Most climbers attempt to reach the top of K2 from Pakistan, but no one has ever tried to climb the mountain in the winter.

C. The mountain is located on the border of China and Pakistan, which is in the Karakoram part of the Himalayan mountain range.

D. Two people from an Italian expedition team were the first to reach the top of K2: Lino Lacedelli and Achille Compagnoni.

The one that lacks supporting evidence is "When climbers arrive at the base, they are amazed by the steep rock face of the mountain and awed by the weather."

Explanation:

A. When climbers arrive at the base, they are amazed by the steep rock face of the mountain and awed by the weather.

Explanation:

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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)