Refer to the Newsela article "Health Benefits of Reading, Writing, Are Not Just for Patients." Read the text under the heading "Reading, Writing Are Good for Your Health." Which evidence supports the idea that reading is good for health? Select the two correct answers. A. "Recently, doctors and psychologists–who study the mind–have begun looking at the health effects of reading and writing." B. "We learn through the experiences of the characters we read about, Coke says." C. "For example, think of fairy tales that teach moral lessons." D. "Because we empathize, or feel what others are feeling, we expand our understanding of other people in other situations. We are also bothered by our own misfortunes."

A. "Recently, doctors and psychologists–who study the mind–have begun looking at the health effects of reading and writing."

D. "Because we empathize, or feel what others are feeling, we expand our understanding of other people in other situations. We are also bothered by our own misfortunes."

Explanation:

The letter "A" shows that there is scientific evidence about the benefits of reading, as this was analyzed by experts who researched and were able to provide supporting data.

The letter "D" reveals what these benefits are, showing that reading promotes strong self-knowledge as the perception of experiences, feelings and emotions, thus providing knowledge of the world around people.

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)