Read the passage from "When Good People Do Bad Things," which is an informational text about research
into group behaviors.
What is the author's most likely purpose for writing
this particular passage?
In a study that recently went online in the journal
Neurolinage, the researchers measured brain activity in
a part of the brain involved in thinking about oneself.
They found that in some people, this activity was
reduced when the subjects participated in a
competition as part of a group, compared with when
they competed as individuals. Those people were
more likely to harm their competitors than people who
did not exhibit this decreased brain activity.
O to explain possible causes of harmful group
behavior
to suggest solutions for reducing harmful group
behavior
O to explain reasons for decreased brain activity
O to suggest solutions for decreased brain activity

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 correct answer is (a) . answer should be simple, clear and brief.

this is hard!