"The Sports Gene": The author suggests that Thomas’ high-jumps were remarkable mainly by . Question 21 options: a) portraying Thomas as boastful before the first jumps b) explaining that Mattis set the bar before Thomas arrived for the jumps c) entioning that this was taking place in a college in Missouri d) pointing out that Thomas had very poor technique when he first tried high jumping

d). pointing out that Thomas had very poor technique when he first tried high jumping.

Explanation:

'The Sports Gene' authored by David Epstein outlines the impact of adequate training and genetics on athletic performances. He illustrates several instances of differents sports-person to highlight this idea. The two examples are Stefan Holm and Donald Thomas who have both became great high-jumpers despite their base being entirely different. On the one hand, Holm was introduced to a specific training since early childhood which made him eventually successful. While on the other hand, Thomas was extremely poor with the technicalities when he began to learn the sport. However, he later followed the '10,000-hour rule' and acquired it so well that he became one of the best professional high jumpers. Thus, option d is the correct answer.

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)

the correct answer is video games and fast food.

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