Read this excerpt from president roosevelt's "four freedoms" speech:

during sixteen long months this assault has blotted out the whole pattern of democratic life in an appalling number of independent nations, great and small. the assailants are still on the march, threatening other nations, great and small.

therefore, as your president, performing my constitutional duty to 'give to the congress information of the state of the union,' i find it, unhappily, necessary to report that the future and the safety of our country and of our democracy are overwhelmingly involved in events far beyond our borders.
what is the theme of this excerpt?

a. an argument for international cooperation

b. gratitude to live in a democracy

c. fear of communism

d. a threat to american security

Why does the author of “about a girl” begin the article with the statement “blessed as i am with an ordinary memory”? a.) she wants to show readers she is an ordinary person to them relate to her writing. b.)she believes readers take their memories for granted and wants them to learn how to appreciate memories instead. c.) she wants readers to be for what they have. d.)she feels that she is able to remember absolutely everything.

Which of the following statements is true about the figure below?

Read these sentences from the first section of the article. because of this novel characteristic which singles out washington from other cities, coupled with the fact that the trees are now in full splendor, a short history of their appearance in the capital city is of interest. the first cherry trees were planted in washington by mrs. taft's request on april 4, 1909, just a month after she first made her home in the white house. what is the most likely reason why cobb includes these sentences in the first section? a- to establish himself as a credible authority on the topic of cherry trees b- to state the central idea and begin the narrative of how the trees arrived in washington, d. c. c- to create a sensory image for readers who are not familiar with cherry trees d- to build suspense as to how so many cherry trees arrived in washington, d. c.