Read the passage from president barack obama's back-to-school remarks. maybe you could be a good writer—maybe even good enough to write a book or articles in a newspaper—but you might not know it until you write a paper for your english class. maybe you could be an innovator or an inventor—maybe even good enough to come up with the next iphone or a new medicine or vaccine—but you might not know it until you do a project for your science class. in this section of the speech, the purpose of the parallel structure is to obama a. emphasize his belief in the importance of being able to write well. b. explain his thoughts on the best classes to take for a good education. c. prove his point by spelling out the options available with an education. d. strengthen his argument that more scientists are needed in the workforce.

President Barack Obama uses the parallel structure in order to C. prove his point by spelling out the options available with an education.

First of all, he lists some possible professional careers that are related to studying English and then he refers to possible professional options related to studying science. Thus, Barack Obama makes a short list of what one can do if he/she chooses to follow the path of education.

amy tan

explanation:

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)