Read the following excerpt from an essay:
Jackson Park isn't as nice as it used to be. The benches
are covered with graffiti. The lawns are littered with trash.
The equipment in the playground doesn't work properly.
And yet, Jackson Park has the potential to be our town's
best park. Some might argue that Jackson Park is a lost
cause, but I will show how this belief is far from the truth.
Which sentence from the paragraph is most likely the thesis?
A. The benches are covered with graffiti.
B. And yet, Jackson Park has the potential to be our town's best park.
C. Jackson Park isn't as nice as it used to be.
D. Some might argue that Jackson Park is a lost cause.

The answer is C.

Explanation:

The rest of the answers are more like evidence, and C seems to be more like a thesis statement. And since it is in the very beginning, it makes it more likely to be a thesis.

B. And yet Jackson park has the potential to be our towns best park

Explanation: A P E X

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)