Read this excerpt from the persuasive essay "pets in school: a supportive friend for every child." which sentence states the main idea?

did you know that reading to a dog can increase a child’s fluency? yet students cannot bring their closest companions to school. studies have also shown that interacting with animals can ease children’s anxiety. this improves their health in the long term. children with disabilities and health problems benefit the most from being around animals. there are definitely more pros than cons to the idea of letting students interact with pets in class.

witch sentence states the main idea?

The sentence that states the main idea is "There are definitely more pros than cons to the idea of letting students interact with pets in class".

Explanation: The main idea of a paragraph or essay is the most important point that the author seeks to state. Moreover, in a persuasive essay, the main idea can always be argued since it represents an opinion. In the passage provided, the last sentence ("There are definitely more pros than cons to the idea of letting students interact with pets in class") states the main idea since it makes reference to the position of the author. Moreover, all the sentences that come before the main idea provide evidence that supports it.

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)