Nancy took a breath and gathered her thoughts. She imagined that passing through the gray-zone door into Level 4 was like a space walk, except that instead of going into outer space, you went into inner space, which was full of the pressure of life trying to get inside your suit. People went into Level 4 areas all the time at the Institute, particularly the civilian animal caretakers. But going into a containment zone to perform a necropsy on an animal that had died of an amplified unknown hot agent was something a little different. This was high-hazard work. –The Hot Zone, Richard Preston What is the central idea of this excerpt from The Hot Zone?
A. animal necropsies are done only by trained professionals.
B. People go into Level 4 areas all the time at the Institute.
C. Entering Level 4 is like going into inner space.
D. Working in a containment zone is very dangerous.

The correct answer is D. Working in a containment zone is very dangerous.

Explanation:

The excerpt from "The Hot Zone" describes the thoughts of a female character called Nancy as she needs to get to a Level 4 zone (highest level in biosafety zones) and work in this. During the excerpt, the narrator shows how the narrator perceives this place as dangerous and is quite worried about this. This can be seen in "which was full of the pressure of life trying to get inside your suit" that shows how Nancy is afraid of getting infected with a bacteria, virus or pathogen in the zone, or in "This was high-hazard work" that shows the apprehension of Nancy for the zone and the work she has to do in there. Thus, the central idea or point is "Working in a containment zone is very dangerous".

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)