The americans with disabilities act was passed by congress in 1990. it was the nation’s first comprehensive civil rights law protecting americans with disabilities. the purpose of the ada is to protect people with disabilities from discrimination. discrimination in employment, public services, and telecommunications was made illegal by this important legislation. more importantly, all public spaces in the us must now be ada compliant. which use of brackets would improve the clarity of this passage? the americans with disabilities act [ada] was passed by congress in 1990. the americans with disabilities act was passed by congress in 1990 [july 26]. the americans with disabilities act [banning discrimination] was passed by congress in 1990. the americans with disabilities act was passed by congress [the 101stcongress] in 1990.

The Americans with Disabilities Act [ADA] was passed by Congress in 1990.

Explanation:

This is the use of brackets which would improve the clarity of this passage. At the beginning of the passage, the full name of the act is written out. Later on in the text, the act is referred to only as an acronym (ADA). Including the acronym at the beginning of the text would link these two pieces of information and help the reader avoid confusion.

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)