Read the excerpt from "The Role of Social Media in the Arab Uprisings" by Heather Brown, Emily G, and Amy Mitchell.

Social media indeed played a part in the Arab uprisings. Networks formed online were crucial in organizing a core group of activists, specifically in Egypt. Civil society leaders in Arab countries emphasized the role of "the internet, mobile phones, and social media" in the protests. Additionally, digital media has been used by Arabs to exercise freedom of speech and as a space for civic engagement.

Now, research is emerging that reexamines in a more detailed way the role that social media played in the Arab uprisings.

In July 2012 a report was published by the United States Institute of Peace based on an extensive content analysis of bit links from the uprisings in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, and Bahrain. Bit links, or short URLs, are predominantly used in social media such as Twitter. The authors came to some conclusions that countered the initial assumption that social media was a causal mechanism in the uprisings.

Instead, the study suggests that the importance of social media was in communicating to the rest of the world what was happening on the ground during the uprisings. "New [or social] media outlets that use bit links are more likely to spread information outside of the region than inside it, acting like a megaphone more than a rallying cry."

Which excerpt from the passage best supports the authors' claim?

“Networks formed online were crucial in organizing a core group of activists, specifically in Egypt.”

“Social media indeed played a part in the Arab uprisings.”

“Bit links, or short URLs, are predominantly used in social media such as Twitter.”

“In July 2012 a report was published by the United States Institute of Peace”

A). “Networks formed online were crucial in organizing a core group of activists, specifically in Egypt.”

Explanation:

The authors provide a variety of factual, statistical, or logical evidences to substantiate his/her claim.

In the given excerpt, the authors substantiate their central claim how social media played a significant role in Arab uprisings by reasonably reflecting upon the advantages of these online networks. It emphasizes that how digital networks played a vital part in arranging a bowel group of activists in Egypt that eventually resulted in the great uprisings in the Arab. Thus, option A is the correct answer.

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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)