Read this passage from "the city without us" by alan weisman: in a future that portends stronger and more-frequent hurricanes striking north america's atlantic coast, ferocious winds will pummel tall, unsteady structures. some will topple, knocking down others. like a gap in the forest when a giant tree falls, new growth will rush in. gradually, the asphalt jungle will give way to a real one. which statement best explains how the structure of the passage supports the author's purpose? a. the passage shows the effect of natural forces such as hurricanes to prove that laws protecting the environment are a necessary evil. b. the passage shows the effect of natural forces, such as hurricanes, to highlight how nature, over time, will erode artifacts of urban civilization. c. the passage identifies how two forces are alike — nature and human creativity — to show how both interact to build human civilization. d. the passage traces several events in the order that they will occur to highlight how nature conquers human civilization.

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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)