Read the following passage: and before we judge them too harshly we must remember what ruthless and utter destruction our own species has wrought, not only upon animals such as the vanquished bison and the dodo, but upon its own inferior races. - h. g. wells, the war of the worlds the passage is from a science fiction story about an alien invasion of earth. what feature of the passage most strongly builds suspense, and why? a. the phrase "ruthless and utter destruction," because its tone is calm but its message is frightening b. the beginning of the sentence with "and," suggesting that the narrator has a lot of important information to tell c. the word "inferior," which makes people uncomfortable d. the reference to extinct animals, which saddens readers

A. The phrase "ruthless and utter destruction", because its tone is calm but its message is frightening.

Explanation: In this excerpt from "The War of the Worlds" by H.G. Wells, the feature of the passage that most strongly builds suspense is the phrase "ruthless and utter destruction", because its tone is calm but its message is frightening. This phrase is frightening because the narrator is comparing the destruction the human race has made in the environment with what the aliens did in their invasion of Earth.

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)

the correct answer would be d.