Ella fitzgerald, an american jazz singer, became world famous because of the wide range and the richness of her voice. she is also noted for her mastery of rhythm and harmony. ella sang with famous jazz musicians such as benny goodman, louis armstrong, and duke ellington. she is one of the best-selling jazz vocal recording artists in history.
what is the main idea of the passage?
ella fitzgerald sang with famous jazz musicians.
ella fitzgerald was a world-famous and best-selling jazz vocal recording artist.
ella fitzgerald had a beautiful and rich voice.
ella fitzgerald was a famous person.

The correct answer is B.

Explanation:

The goal of this passage is to inform the reader about Ella Fitzgerald's achievements.

Therefore, the second option is the one that conveys the main ideas correctly, since it covers the two main points addressed in the excerpt: that Fitzgerald was world-famous and that she was a best-selling artist.

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)