PART A: Which statement expresses the central idea of the speech? A While Obama acknowledges that war is a part of human history, he doesn't think it's a part of achieving peace in the future. B Obama does not think that war is what nations should strive for, but also recognizes it cannot be completely avoided when achieving and protecting peace. C Obama believes that using war as a means to achieve peace is counterproductive, and hopes to borrow tactics of change from Gandhi and King. D Obama believes that we should strive for more humane wars, rather than eliminating wars altogether, as war is an important part of peace.

B Obama does not think that war is what nations should strive for, but also recognizes it cannot be completely avoided when achieving and protecting peace

Explanation:

Obama was awarded peace noble prize for his views on peace. He was votary of peace but at the same time , he did not rule out the importance of war in achieving peace. He was of the view that war is necessary to achieve peace because  war is instrumental in bringing about peace in the world.

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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)