Which statement from president obama's "back to school" speech represents the claim of his speech? a. it starts, obviously, with being the best student you can be. b. and that's why when your still a student you can explore a wide range of possibilities. c. those things are still with me today. d. this is the time where you can try out new interests and test new ideas.

It will be through raising high the prestige of your administration by success in short-range recovery, that you will have the driving force to accomplish long-range reform. on the other hand, even wise and necessary reform may, in some respects, impede and complicate recovery. what is the purpose of the transitional phrase on the other hand in this excerpt? a) it provides a counter-argument to the writer's main ideas. b) it provides a hypothetical situation for the reader to ponder. c) it provides additional evidence in favor of the writer's argument. d) it provides information about laws that are opposed to the writer's argument.