Read the excerpt from "save the coral reefs.

”a study completed in 2004 found that seventy percent of our coral reefs are already destroyed or currently under threat of destruction. it also concluded that much of the wreckage to reefs has been caused by humans. the resiliency of the reefs is on our side, though. more can be done now to the coral reefs bounce back—even flourish.

what is meaning of the word "resiliency” in this context?

the way an ecosystem supports plant and animal life

the manner in which an ecosystem decomposes

the ability of an ecosystem to recover from damage

the capability of one ecosystem to ruin another ecosystem

C - The abillity of an ecosystem to recover from damage

Explanation:

The exceprt mentions the 'resiliency of reefs' being on our side even though more can help them 'bounce back - even flourish'.

Resiliency means the abilty to recover quickly. Example: children have much more resliency toward the flu than the elderly (kids recover quicker than old people.)

amy tan

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)