How does paragraph 2 contribute to the development of the author's ideas?
O A. It provides geological details supporting the writer's
assertions about the character of the mountains.
B. It provides an expert opinion about the importance of the
area described in the first paragraph.
O
C. It gives details about a specific mountain in the general area
introduced in the first paragraph.
0 D
It tells of the author's experience of the area and provides
evidence for his claims about its character

D. It tells of the author's experience of the area and provides evidence for his claims about its character.

Explanation:

The text shows that the author has enough experience in the region to accurately report all the beauty of the area. The author weaves thousands of compliments while reporting the characteristics he witnessed and had the opportunity to experience.

This whole experience allows him to reach a conclusion about which is the most beautiful mountain among the group of mountains he has seen in the region. In summary, we can state that the text tells the author's experience in the area and provides evidence for his claims about character.

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)