Charles glared blankly at his empty page while tapping his pencil, trying to consider how he would begin his essay. He scanned the room and noticed his classmates writing intensely, which made him feel as if he was falling behind. He suddenly remembered what he had learned last year in Mrs. Hall's writing class. He first started on an outline to map out ideas for the essay. He then used those ideas with his online research to form a rough draft. Next, he read over his draft and made revisions. Finally, he was prepared to exchange papers with a classmate for editing. 3 Which structure does the author use for the passage? A. sequence of events B. cause and effect C. example D. compare and contrast

A

Explanation:

The question uses words such as next and finally. This indicates that it is a sequence of events.

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.