Read the sentence from "Wilson's War Message to Congress." It was a war determined upon as wars used to be determined upon in the old, unhappy days when peoples were
nowhere consulted by their rulers and wars were provoked and waged in the interest of dynasties or of little groups
of ambitious men who were accustomed to use their fellow men as pawns and tools.
In this sentence, Wilson compares the German government to governments of the past. What is he hoping to convey?
The comparison attempts to make the German government look uncivilized and brutal.
The comparison makes the United States seem more suitable for war than Germany.
The comparison reminds the audience of how war was fought more often by emperors and kings.
The comparison hopes to change the way governments look at decisions of war.

So long as men can breathe or eyes can see, so long lives this, and this gives life to thee. —"sonnet 18," william shakespeare in one to two sentences, explain the central idea of the final couplet of the poem.

The excerpt above is from page 21 of harry potter and the sorcerers stone by j.k rowling. which passage represents a

Part a which statement best describes a central idea in this narrative? in times of tragedy, it is difficult to determine how best to be of service. in times of crisis, people prefer to be alone. young people tend to look to older people to take action in times of tragedy. when people publicly commit to being of service, they are more likely to follow through. part b which detail from the text best to shape the central idea in part a? "'i thought you might have too much going on already. i saw everyone post online.' martin said, 'i don’t think anyone wanted to be in the way today, so i’m glad you came.'" "finally, he said, 'i don’t know what to do. i guess i should tell him to let me know if he needs anything, but that doesn’t feel like enough.'" "he wondered how many people would actually show up to out and how many would simply hope that enough others did." "he explained to her that martin’s mom had died, and told her how he felt about his friend’s loss. 'what do you plan to do for him? ' his mother asked."