100 what do the speech and the author's chosen strategies reveal about the culture that produced it? (referring to the “city upon a hill” speech made by john f. kennedy on january 9, 1961)

“City upon a Hill” was part of the sermon called “A Model of Christian Charity” was written in 1630s by John Winthrop. He know the first group of Puritan emigrants in New England would be watched by the world. JFK was a Christian and a New Englander. So he quoted Winthrop as we were not destined to be a shining example, only that we were destined to be an example, shining or not.

the answer is b just took the tested

the correct answer is b. in order to explain a point clearly in an essay, it is always better to include a clear example of your ideas. including an scenario in which a family is affected by consumerism will support your argument as well as supporting details, such as quotations from experts and statistics. option a could be correct, but statistics and quotations are supporting ideas rather than clear explanations. choices c and d are simply inadequate. they do not add information about the effects of consumerism, rather they are strategies for engaging the reader