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Read the sentences from the "Ellis Island Oral History
Project" excerpt.
Which set of details would best help a reader determine the
central idea of the sentences?
Steerage was one huge place. It was the lowest deck. The
stench, it was the summer, in August, the humidity, the heat,
having no air conditioning, having cooling facilities, it was
very hot, compounded by the fact that there must have been
anywhere from two to three hundred people in that huge
cavernous area. The body smells, the body odors, the lack
of sanitation, the lack of any kind of facilities, washing, there
was no such thing as washing or bathing.
"the lowest deck," "huge cavernous area," washing or
bathing"
it was the summer," in August," "the humidity"
one huge place," "having cooling facilities." "huge
cavernous area
"stench," "body smells," no such thing as washing"
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D. "stench," "body smells," no such thing as washing"

Explanation:

I'm not quite sure how these details are separated into answers, but I'm guessing each set contains three details per answer.

Anyhow, first we need to determine what is the central idea of the excerpt. First, we are introduced to a setting (crowded lowest deck), then, there are conditions (August, summer, air humidity, no air conditioning, no washing). Finally, all this leads us to the consequence (sweat, stench, smells and body odors).

Frim the given set of details, the best fitting answer would be "stench", "body smells", "no such thing as washing".

Other answers only transfer partial information and could mislead reader into thinking this was a pleasant summer journey.

i would say it means that you're never alone, that there will always be people supporting me and showing me that they care for me and love me

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)