Explain your choice please "Today, Animal Farm is taught in schools all over the world and has sold millions of copies. This is a testament to the power of allegories and how, through their subtle and sometimes not so subtle meaning, they can help change the world." what is the meaning of "testament" as used by the author?
a. Legal instructions left after a person dies
b. a section of the bible that contains allegories
c. References made to allegory in school assessments
d. proof that allegories have made a lasting impact on society

d. proof that allegories have made a lasting impact on society

Explanation:

Compared to the other answer choices, choice d makes the most sense in context of the passage.

Here was my thought process when answering this question:

Withoutmpeeping at the answer choices, if you had to pick a word that would best substitute the word testament, what would first come to mind? Something along the lines of proof? Evidence?

If you can't think of a word, it sounds more reasonable to use substitute the  word "proof" than "legal instructions" (choice a) and "bible" (choice b).

The word "reference" (choice c) seems like an appealing choice at first, however it is the second part of that answer choice that falls short (allegory in school assessments). Because the rest of the passage focuses on how animal farm changed the world, it wouldnt make sense for the sentence to focus on how it is a reference to school assessments, making choice D the best answer.  

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)

one of the central themes of edward abbey's work has been his staunch opposition to the glen canyon dam on the colorado river that created lake powell, destroying stunning scenery and wildlife habitat, endangering many rare species of fish and animals, and also irreparably destroying many important archaeological sites which provided information about the early inhabitants of the united states.