12. Which of the following facts would provide the best evidence to support the claims made by the writer of "The Benefits of Love Marriages"? O A. The children of couples in arranged marriages are just as happy as those of couples in love marriages.
O B. Weddings cost more in North America than anywhere else in the world,
OC. Divorce rates are higher in areas of the world where arranged marriages are more common
OD Women in African and South American countries tend to marry earlier than women in Asian and European countries

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 narrator is a first person, participant one, who describes in the simple past tense important and difficult events in his earlier life. he also provides temporal markers as the month (january) and the time (12: 30 pm). finally the account of his experience is very detailed, to the extent that a participant narrator would talk the same way about his experiences. a good example of such detail is the mention of the “bovril ration” which historically was a native american food adopted by european explorers in arctic and antarctic regions due to its high level of calories.

when people finally accepted that the peregrine falcon was endangered, different organizations came together to act to protect the falcon. in your own words, explain the steps taken by organizations like the us fish and wildlife service and the environmental protection agency to save the falcon. how did they cooperate to the falcon? use evidence from the text of “peregrine falcon” to support your response.

the octave builds an idea about love, while the sestet comments on that idea.