Read this sentence from the passage. on december 24, 1783, immediately after resigning his commission before the continental congress meeting in annapolis, maryland, he rode like the wind in order to arrive at his beloved mount vernon in time for christmas. what is the best meaning of "rode like the wind"?
a. traveled through high winds and terrible winter storms. b. rode his horse very quickly. c. enjoyed a leisurely ride home. d. rode home in a carriage to stay out of the wind.

B. Rode his horse very quickly.

Explanation:

The passage from the question is a description of President Abraham Lincoln's resignation from his commission as Commander in Chief of the Continental Army. The passage describes him riding "like the wind" which is a metaphor for his manner of travelling, the urgency and rushed manner of his trip back to Mount Vernon.

Metaphors are used to make a comparison with something which is not possible to be done in reality. The phrase "rode like the wind" suggests that he rushed in a very quick and urgent manner which implies that he had gone in a hurry, riding his horse as fast as he can.

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)

different strategies reach different people based on their ability to understand the material. (from personal experience) when writing an argumentative essay write explaining the subject as though your audience never heard of it before and it is just being introduced, then explain why other people hate it also, afterward you would explain why that would be wrong. i hope that : )