Which of the following would not be a good supporting sentence for a cause-and-effect paragraph that begins with this topic sentence? Constructing a dam on the Elwha River had many negative
effects.
A. The Elwha dam is a scar upon the environment with significant
effects anyone can easily see.
B. And finally, the dam flooded acres of pristine nature that now lie
beneath the dam's reservoir
C. The dam also prevented the river from depositing its sediment at
the river mouth, which increased coastal erosion patterns.
D. Perhaps the easiest to identify is that the dam prevented the river's
native salmon population from returning to its birthplace to
spawn.

A

Explanation:

It is not good because it is not giving any evidence, nor is it using any type of fact in order to prove its effectiveness or lack thereof.

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)

answer: the essay describes the experience of the english narrator, possibly orwell himself, called upon to shoot an aggressive elephant while working as a police officer in burma.

explanation: