Which of the following statements about gestures is true?
a. patting a student on the head is an acceptable gesture in all cultures (incorrect)
b. they are unsuitable when teaching young students
c. gestures are universally understood and interpreted
d. gestures can be used to elicit certain words and phrases

Option d. The following statement about gestures is true:

Gestures can be used to elicit certain words and phrases.

Explanation:

Although not all gestures are universally understood and interpreted, as different cultures use different gestures for different things, the use of gestures can be helpful in order to elicit certain words and phrases. For example, when trying to explain someone the meaning of "together" or "separate", the use of hand gestures is of a lot of help to explain to others both concepts.

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)

the writer needs to avoid using abbreviations and check spelling before sharing.