The arkatis (recruiters) who were hired by shipping companies were Indians themselves; they knew villagers
would not want to cross the water. But they also knew
where there were hungry, desperate people. So they
fanned out to the countryside and began to look for
strong men. Bharath, who was about to leave for
Trinidad, later explained how that happened. His version
of English is hard to understand, but it is how the Indians
began to speak on the islands. “E no tell e I go chinedad
you know ... e no tell e no come back, e no greet mumma
fadder again.” (“He did not tell me I was going to
Trinidad, you know. He didn't tell me I would never come
back, or never see my mother and father again.")

which sentence best states the central idea of the passage?
-recruiters chose men who knew little english
-recruiters used deceptive practices
-recruiters chose men who were weak

what type of evidence does the passage provide to support the central idea?
-anecdotal
-empirical
-logical

1. Recruiters used deceptive practices.

2. Anecdotal

Explanation:

IM A DIFFERENT BREEED!

author – information on the internet with a listed author is one indication of a credible site. the fact that the author is willing to stand behind the information presented (and in some cases, include his or her contact information) is a good indication that the information is reliable.

date – the date of any research information is important, including information found on the internet. by including a date, the website allows readers to make decisions about whether that information is recent enough for their purposes.

sources – credible websites, like books and scholarly articles, should cite the source of the information presented.

domain – some domains such as .com, .org, and .net can be purchased and used by any individual. however, the domain .edu is reserved for colleges and universities, while .gov denotes a government website. these two are usually credible sources for information (though occasionally a university will assign a .edu address to each of its students for personal use, in which case use caution when citing). be careful with the domain .org, because .org is usually used by non-profit organizations which may have an agenda of persuasion rather than education.

site design – this can be very subjective, but a well-designed site can be an indication of more reliable information. good design make information more easily accessible.

writing style – poor spelling and grammar are an indication that the site may not be credible. in an effort to make the information presented easy to understand, credible sites watch writing style closely.

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)