Read the passage. the dust bowl during the 1930s, extreme drought and high winds made life incredibly difficult in the great plains region of the united states. in many areas, rainfall was forty percent less than normal. the soil became extremely dry, and when strong winds blew, they created tremendous dust storms. these so-called “black blizzards” were so thick that they made daylight seem like dusk. during this terrible period, the great plains region of the united states was named the “dust bowl.” over the next few years, the drought continued, and the winds created more dust storms. in some places, the drought and high winds lasted for eight years. many people wondered if the black blizzards would ever end. which sentence serves as this paragraph’s topic sentence? in some places, the drought and high winds lasted for eight years. in many areas, rainfall was forty percent less than normal. during this terrible period, the great plains region of the united states was named the “dust bowl.” during the 1930s, extreme drought and high winds made life incredibly difficult in the great plains region of the united states.

The correct answer is D.

During the 1930s, extreme drought and high winds made life incredibly difficult in the Great Plains region of the United States.

Explanation:

In a paragraph, the topic sentence is the sentence that encloses all the ideas in a paragraph and that summarizes the topic and focus of it; additionally, this type of sentence is usually the first sentence in a paragraph but can be included at the end of the paragraph as well. In the case of the passage presented, this passage includes details such as "In many areas, rainfall was forty percent less than normal", "when strong winds blew, they created tremendous dust storms" and "Over the next few years, the drought continued, and the winds created more dust storms", all these details aim at explaining the Dust Bowl and the effect this has and therefore the idea that encloses these details and summarizes the focus and topic of the paragraph or the idea that is the topic sentence is " During the 1930s, extreme drought and high winds made life incredibly difficult in the Great Plains region of the United States".

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)

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