Which is the best summary of this paragraph?

"any system that can transmit information across a distance, such as mail, telegram, telephone, or television, may be called a telegraph. telegraph comes from the ancient greek words tele, meaning "far," and graphein, meaning "to write." the earliest forms of communication across great distances were probably smoke, fire, and drum signals. the world has come a long way since then. nowadays, many people exchange electronic mail, or email, addresses. this is because of a relatively new and powerful tool called the internet, the most modern method of communication we have."

a) any system transmitting information across a distance can technically be called a telegraph. the use of the internet for communication is a major advancement over earlier forms of communication.
b) email has replaced the telegraph as a modern means of communication. email is an advancement over smoke, fire, and drum signals.
c) systems transmitting information across a distance are called telegraphs. the word telegraph originates from greek words. the world has moved forward since ancient forms of communication, and people now exchange email addresses because of the internet.
d) systems transmitting information across a distance are called telegraphs. the world has moved forward since smoke, fire, and drum signals, and people now use the internet.

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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)