Read the first two paragraphs of an essay about endangered animals. what is the relationship between the two paragraphs? according to the center for biological diversity, 30–50 percent of all endangered animals may be extinct within the next 30 years. the endangered species act of 1973 works to protect endangered species by making it illegal to capture, harm, or shoot any animal that is endangered. unfortunately, human activity continues to be one of the leading causes of extinction. tigers are on the endangered species list. there were roughly 100,000 tigers around the world in the early 1900s. now there are fewer than 4,000. with tiger poachers, undocumented tigers in captivity, and tiger products on sale in the black market, the tiger population will continue to decline. a. the first and second paragraphs show events happening in sequential order. b. the first paragraph provides background information for the second paragraph. c. the second paragraph contrasts the information provided in the first paragraph. d. the first paragraph describes the cause, and the second paragraph explores the effect. e. the second paragraph offers a solution for the problem in the first paragraph.

B. The first paragraph provides background information for the second paragraph.

The first paragraph of this text talks about the problem of endangered species, and how it is illegal to capture, harm or shoot any animal that is endangered. It also tells us that unfortunately, human activity keeps hurting these species.

All this information is provided as background for the second paragraph, which talks about tigers especifically. The topics of poachers, illegality and population decline are reintroduced, but they are now more specific and clearer stated thanks to the background information of the first paragraph.

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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