What is the purpose of the following detail from the passage? "For instance, in Germany, containers are placed in railway stations to collect items for recycling.."

A.
to give an example of how recycling programs exist in countries around the world
B.
to give an example of ways that metals are recycled and made into new products
C.
to give an example of how someone may choose to recycle
D.
to give an example of how trash companies have expanded into the business of recycling

The correct answer is A. To give an example of how recycling programs exist in countries around the world.

Explanation

The text is about the importance of recycling and how it helps to reuse some materials such as plastic, metal, and paper. It also reduces air and water pollution and prevents potentially recyclable materials from being wasted. In one of his paragraphs the autor refers to how recycling has been implemented worldwide by saying "Recycling programs exist in many countries around the world" and later he gives an example of this by saying "For instance, in Germany, containers are placed in railway stations to collect items for recycling ...". According to the above, it can be interpreted that the use of this example is to reference the implementation of recycling worldwide. So the correct answer is A. To give an example of how recycling programs exist in countries around the world.

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)

a. is the correct answer