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Where is the thesis statement in this paragraph? When I was born, it was just my mother and me. My mother worked very hard and was able to climb the corporate ladder to get where she is today. Because of this, she spent a lot of time traveling to places all over the world. Sometimes she took me with her, but when she couldn't I spent a lot of time with my grandparents and my Aunt Peggy. It may sound like the opposite of the ideal childhood, but my travels with my mother taught me about other cultures and opened my eyes to those around me.

Usually the thesis is the first sentence Bc the sentence will introduce what the writer is gonna be talking about.

the answer to number one is b the answer to number to is a

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)