Which of the following is an appropriate thesis statement using the “limited subject + precise opinion” formula? men are people. pets are cool. group skydiving is surprisingly safe. libraries are full of books and other reading material.

answer: roup skydiving is surprisingly safe. this is the correct answer.

the " limited subject " is group skydiving. the thesis has taken a specific part from a general topic: dangerous   group sports. then, what will be said and developed about this subject? the fact that is surprisingly safe. this is a precise opinion, which is expressed through the adverb surprisingly. if the thesis included only safe, the opinion would not be   precise. the adverb tells the writer's opinion about the safety of the sport. the writer seems to be surprised about the safety of a sport which sounds too dangerous and risky.

these options are not right:

men are people. ( the subject men is general and there are not opinions).

pets are cool ( the subject pet is not limited: which pets? and then, cool is not a precise opinion. we cannot see clearly how cool the writer thinks   the pets are).

libraries are full of books and other reading material ( this is a description. which libraries? there is not any opinion).

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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)

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