1. PART A: Which of the following identifies a central idea of the text?
A. Jackie Robinson's undeniable talent made it easy for coaches and team
members to accept him, despite the racial tension of the era.
B. While Jackie Robinson faced racial discrimination early on in his life, this stopped
once he became the first African-American Major League Baseball player.
C. As the first African-American Major League Baseball player, Jackie Robinson was
significant in the increased racial diversity that followed in baseball and in other
aspects of American culture.
D. Once Jackie Robinson left baseball, the impact he had on the sport dwindled,
and the racial diversity present on teams decreased.

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)

i guess you are missing the idea that has to be supported, am i right?