Read the following paragraph from the section “IOC Faced Pressure Over Decision.”

On March 22, Bach said a decision on postponing the games would be made in the next four weeks. However, pressure on the organization grew. National federations, sports governing bodies and athletes spoke out against having the opening ceremony as planned on July 24.

What conclusion is BEST supported by this paragraph?

A. Bach made the decision to postpone the Olympics before anyone else thought of the idea.
B. Some groups are planning small celebrations to honor their athletes on July 24.
C. Many athletes might have decided not to attend the Olympics if they were held as scheduled.
D. Waiting four weeks would not have changed the decision that Bach made.

C. Many athletes might have decided not to attend the Olympics if they were held as scheduled.

Explanation:

So, some basic information we can pick from here are:

- Olympics were supposed to start on July 24th.

- Officials (represented by Mr. Bach) still haven't made the final decision on whether the Olympics will be held.

- National sport federations and athletes are in favor of postponing.

So, from this, we can see that A. isn't the right answer (the decision still hasn't been made at the time).

Also, B. is wrong since on that date the Olypmics should start and not some small celebration.

Regarding answer D. there are simply no evidence to support this claim in this excerpt.

Finally, answer C. can be supported by the claim that sport federation and athletes fought for postponing the Games. If the officials decided against the postponing, athletes most likely wouldn't participate in the Olympics.

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 anecdote makes readers feel sorry for the man’s lack of heritage, then reminds readers that the man has an equally valuable heritage.