Comparing Argumentative Texts: Silent Spring and “Save the Redwoods"
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Which words and phrases from the excerpt best support
the author's purpose of creating a sense of alarm about the
environment? Select four options.
Read the excerpt from Silent Spring
Yet every one of these disasters has actually happened
somewhere, and many real communities have already
suffered a substantial number of them. A grim specter has
crept upon us almost unnoticed, and this imagined tragedy
may easily become a stark reality we all shall know.
these disasters
actually
happened
grim specter
almost unnoticed
tragedy
stark reality
which words create a sense of alarm

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)

synonymous.

he was ashamed of himself

the answer is b to the question