Bryan is writing a research paper on women in the military. At the library, he checks out a book entitled You're in the Army Now: The History of Women in the Armed Forces. The book is written by Professor Jack Taylor, a military expert who teaches history at Boston University. It was published in 2010. Bryan also interviews U. S. Air Force Major Barbara Wilson, whom Bryan has know for many years. What is one way for Bryan to decide which source is more credible? A. Major Wilson is more credible because she is Bryan's friend. B. The book was written by a professor, so it is more credible. C. Both sources would be beneficial to Bryan's research paper. D. The book Bryan found is very current, so it is more credible.

It seems that C. Both sources would be beneficial to Bryan's research paper.

Explanation:

Bryan has, in a sense, gotten the best of two worlds. With the book as a source, he has credible information and evidence coming from an expert in the area. Professor jack Taylor has certainly done extensive research and followed academic rules in order to publish his book. Therefore, we can see it as a most valuable source.

On the other hand, with Major Barbara Wilson's interview, Bryan is getting a first-hand account by a woman who is currently serving. She can offer him insights concerning her own and other women's experiences, challenges, feelings, etc. that he may not obtain from the book. This is a less academic source, so to speak, but a more direct one. This source, too, is valuable.

Thus, we can see the both sources would be beneficial to his research paper.

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)