Read this excerpt from president harry s. truman's korean war speech: [m]eet the attack in korea and defeat it there. that is what we have been doing. it is a difficult and bitter task. but so far it has been successful. so far, we have prevented world war iii. so far, by fighting a limited war in korea, we have prevented aggression from succeeding, and bringing on a general war. which sentence best summarizes truman's persuasive strategy in this part of the speech? a. truman logically explains his reasoning for going to war. b. truman earns credibility by explaining korea's difficult situation. c. truman passionately invites fellow americans to continue the fight for freedom. d. truman stirs up anger in this audience by describing the enemy.

Select the correct answerwhat theme is portrayed in this excerpt from leo tolstoy's the death of ivan ilyich? in reality it was just what is usually seen in the houses of people of moderate means who want to appear rich, and therefore succeed only inresembling others like themselves, there are damasks dark wood, plants, rugs, and dull and polished bronzes-all the things people of a certaiclass have in order to resemble other people of that class. his house was so like the others that it would never have been noticed, but to him it aseemed to be quite exceptional. he was very happy when he met his family at the station and brought them to the newly furnished house all lit uwhere a tootman in a white tie opened the door into the hall decorated with plants, and when they went on into the drawing-room and the studyuttering exclamations of delight he conducted them everywhere, drank in their praises eagerly, and beamed with pleasure.a.the effect of consumerismbw the power of wealthcam keeping up appearances in societyud. wconforming to societal conventionsresetnextil rights reserved.