Knowledge and ideas: which details in paragraphs 3–7 show the author's
reasoning for arguing in favor of the importance of the free press clause of the
first amendment?

Free press is important in maintaining the spirit of democracy because it gives the right to put forward the views of the press and make people aware of the current happenings in the world.

Explanation:

In the first amendment of the constitution of the United States of America, there is a clause of free press given. This clause in the amendment means that the press can give whatever news it wants to, to the people and it should not be biased in any way.

This helps to maintain the spirit of the democracy because then the press has the right to put forward every important affairs without any biasedness and make people aware about the current happenings in the world. The press is not worried or does not have any kind of fear while presenting the news in any field with the freedom of press clause.

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)

the turtle carries new life, oat seeds, over to the other side of the highway and plants them there.