Locate the topic sentence. tell which paragraph shape and pattern type this paragraph is.
the art of letter writing seems to have declined sharply in recent years. ? perhaps the rising cost of stationery
and postage is a factor. most people today are so busy with their jobs, their families, and their hobbies that
they do not feel they have time to write letters. "to a certain extent, television and personal computers have
replaced communicating with friends as a form of entertainment. the advent of the telephone and the use of
e-mail, however, are probably the most significant factor in the decrease of letter writing, because they give
instant access to friends and loved ones.
topic sentence:
paragraph structure "shape":
pattern:

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)

most likely the answer would be a.) cupidity

definitions:

cupidity - greed for money or possessions

hydrophobia - extreme or irrational fear of water, especially as a symptom of rabies in humans

pathology - the science of the causes and effects of diseases, especially the branch of medicine that deals with the laboratory examination of samples of body tissue for diagnostic or forensic

patho -   relating to disease