Highlight the central idea in pink and supporting details in yellow. I now saw my self deprived of all chance of returning to my native country, or even the least glimpse of hope of gaining the shore

Highlight the central idea of this paragraph in pink and the supporting details in yellow.

The first object which saluted my eyes when I arrived on the coast was the sea, and a slave ship, which was then riding at anchor, and waiting for its cargo. These filled me with astonishment, which was soon converted into terror when I was carried on board. I was immediately handled and tossed up to see if I were sound by some of the crew; and I was now persuaded that I had gotten into a world of bad spirits, and that they were going to kill

The central idea of the paragraph is:

The first object which saluted my eyes when I arrived on the coast was the sea, and a slave ship, which was then riding at anchor, and waiting for its cargo

The supporting details are:

"These filled me with astonishment, which was soon converted into terror "

"I was now persuaded. . . they were going to kill me"

Explanation:

A central idea of any text is the element that unites and brings together all the other elements used by the author to write the story. It can be the main impression found in the story.

The main impression found in the excerpt is that of a slave arriving at port and how his life would shape up as a slave.

Supporting details of any text provide details, clue or information that support the central idea. They help to validate the central idea.

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)