Read paragraph 4 of the draft of franklin d. roosevelt's day of infamy speech and then listen to the audio recording.

in delivering the speech, roosevelt adds the phrase, “i regret to inform you” to the sentence, “very many american lives have been lost.” he then takes a long pause before continuing.

why does roosevelt add this phrase to his speech and take the long pause?

a. the phrase and the pause roosevelt to slow the pace of his speech so he can catch his breath.

b. he adds the phrase and the pause to make the tone of the speech seem more formal.

c. roosevelt adds the phrase and the pause to stress the personal responsibility he feels for allowing this tragedy to take place.

d. the phrase and the pause enable roosevelt to emphasize the emotional impact of this tragic loss of life.

Read the following passage "you're not here to read books, you're here to learn! " the childwrangler's voice screeched as we kept our picks moving rhythmically against the school walls. we had all heard about a time, back in the dark ages, when children read books at school. they say school was even a building above ground. but that was obviously dangerous. how could society thrive if all the children sat around reading all day? when would they have time to learn about veins of coal, processing fuel, and all that stuff? school was important.what two central ideas in this story are most closely related? a. the importance of literature and the dangers of miningb. humankind's basic survival needs and independence c. the nature of learning and societal dysfunctiond. the powers of rumors and abuse of authority

Read the excerpt from act i of the importance of being earnest. lady bracknell. well, i must say, algernon, that i think it is high time that mr. bunbury made up his mind whether he was going to live or to die. this shilly-shallying with the question is absurd. . i should be much obliged if you would ask mr. bunbury, from me, to be kind enough not to have a relapse on saturday, for i rely on you to arrange my music for me. it is my last reception, and one wants something that will encourage conversation, particularly at the end of the season when every one has practically said whatever they had to say, which, in most cases, was probably not much. what aspect of lady bracknell’s behavior does wilde use to poke fun at the importance placed on frivolous events in formal society? her concern with a party instead of mr. bunbury’s health her interest in playing classical music at her reception her jealousy over algernon’s friendship with the sickly mr. bunbury her concern about the health of algernon’s friend

Write about a scientist and present information including a short biography, contribution,their scientific achievements and contribution to science