“The Story of David and Goliath” commonlit. PART A: Which of the following statements best summarizes a theme of the text?

Brute strength cannot defeat faith and courage.

Slingshots are actually effectively weapons.

Never underestimate your opponents.

Be kind to your enemies and you will triumph.

PART B: Which of the following paragraphs best supports the answer to Part A?

Paragraph 13

Paragraph 15

Paragraph 21

Paragraph 18

the speech this question is referring to is president kennedy's special message to the congress on urgent national needs, may 25, 1961

kennedy responds in a very direct and concrete way to those thinking that communism is a positive system:

"yet their aggression is more often concealed than open. they have fired no missiles; and their troops are seldom seen. they send arms, agitators, aid, technicians and propaganda to every troubled area. but where fighting is required, it is usually done by others--by guerrillas striking at night, by assassins striking alone--assassins who have taken the lives of four thousand civil officers in the last twelve months in vietnam alone--by subversives and saboteurs and insurrectionists, who in some cases control whole areas inside of independent nations." (kennedy)

president kennedy presents communism as cowardly, as a hidden and treacherous weapon that strikes from the shadows like thieves, he represents the system as not even being capable of showing and open and overt attack or confrontation. to finish up the response, he expresses that the system attacks even a country's idependence and freedom.