Read the passage
Which evidence would best support the author's claim in
this passage?
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All students should complete some type of post-secondary
education after high school graduation. Setting this goal
and reaching it prepares students for patterns of lifelong
goal-setting and teaches them some very important life
lessons. People who don't set personal goals are like rafts
being adrift at sea. They never know where they are or
where they are going. Goal-setting teaches students that
having a set destination gives their lives purpose and
structure. Goals motivate them to turn their thoughts,
dreams, and ideas into reality. They learn new things and
how to accomplish their goals. Students who stay true to
their goals also learn that some things are worth waiting
for. The key? Keeping the personal ship on course.
O types of goals that are common for teenagers
O studies that show teenagers have trouble completing
goals
O examples of post-secondary education programs
students can complete
O statistics about the salaries of people with post-
secondary education

d. statistics about the salaries of people with post-secondary education

Explanation:

In the text above, the author shows the importance of post-secondary education in the students' lives. According to the author, post-secondary education allows students to have their goals in focus, in addition to directing them to ways of seeking to achieve these goals. With that the students keep the focus on their personal, academic and economic growth and this focus allows them to have successful adult lives.

Based on this, we can say that the author would be able to support his position on the importance of post-secondary education if he showed statistics on the salaries of people with post-secondary education.

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)