It is easiest to order your ideas when you have a. written a clear and specific thesis statement. b. developed an outline of your ideas. c. completed your research. d. collected feedback from as many people as possible.

A. written a clear and specific thesis statement.

A thesis statement should include the topic of your essay as well as a preview of the major supporting ideas. The supporting ideas are the topics of each of your body paragraphs. You would write a draft of your thesis statement at the beginning of your outline, so it would be easier to complete an outline of your ideas. A clear thesis statement about cell phones in school might be: Cell phones should be allowed in the classroom because they can be a useful tool for education, a necessary way of contacting someone in an emergency, and an importance practice in ignoring distractions. This statement gives the author's position on the topic of cell phones in school and then lists the supporting reasons in the order they should appear in the body paragraphs.

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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)