Read the excerpt from "the enigma machine.”

at bletchley park, the main site in britain where enigma codes were deciphered, six thousand messages were decoded every day by a staff of ten thousand men and women. many of the messages were inconsequential, but more than a few were critical to the outcome of the war.

which is the best summary of this paragraph?

a. at bletchley park, thousands of people worked hard to the british and allied troops during the war.

b. at bletchley park, the ten thousand people on the staff figured out over six thousand codes, some of which were very important to the war effort.

c. ten thousand people worked at bletchley park, but some of the codes they solved were inconsequential to the war effort.

d. six thousand codes were figured out at bletchley park, including some that had importance in regard to the war.

B. At Bletchley Park, the ten thousand people on the staff figured out over six thousand codes, some of which were very important to the war effort.

Explanation:

This is the best summary of this passage. In these lines, the author tells us several facts about Bletchley Park. He tells us the number of people who worked there, the number of codes that were deciphered and the impact that these had on the war. All of these facts are mentioned in this option, making it the best option available.

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)

is this the question?