Read the paragraph below and look for the main idea. Andrew Carnegie was a man to look up to. He is best known for making a fortune in the steel industry in the late 1800s and early 1900s. He sold his ownership in the business and gave away most of the money. Many of our country’s organizations benefited from Carnegie’s help.

Which sentence is the main idea of the paragraph?

A) He sold his ownership in the business and gave away most of the money.

B) He is best known for making a fortune in the steel industry in the late 1800s and early 1900s.

C) Andrew Carnegie was a man to look up to.

D) Many of our country’s organizations benefited from Carnegie’s help.

D

Explanation:

The core of the short text is literally stated in the conclusion: "Many of our country’s organizations benefited from Carnegie’s help."

The rest of the text is to support that main idea.

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 hunger games

> divergent

> caraval

> and i darken (depends on age range)

> strange the dreamer

> red queen

> the grisha trilogy

> six of crows

> the star-touched queen