The key to description is
a. considering only what you think the reader already knows.
b. showing only the steps you consider important.
c. telling the reader how you would do something.
d. giving the reader enough detail to form a picture in his or her mind

The correct answer to this question would be alternative D)"Giving the reader enough detail to form a picture in his or her mind."

When describing something it's important to give as much detail as possible, to make sure that the reader is able to imagine and form a picture of the situation, the person, the picture or anything else you're describing.

It plays a big role in your storytelling, since it helps readers better engage with your content.

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)

answer: common sense was the pamphlet that thomas paine used to convince reluctant americans to abandon the goal of reconciling with britain and to accept that independence was the only option to preserve their liberty.