Which is the best meaning for distinctive as it is used in the selected sentence? a) ordinary or typical b) extremely difficult c) serving to identify; distinguishing d) phonemically relevant and capable of conveying a difference in meaning

C) serving to identify; distinguishing

In the sentence, the word distinctive is used to describe the three ways the Peachtree Road Race is unique. Option A is wrong because ordinary or typical is the opposite of unique and the goal is to show how the race is anything but ordinary and typical. Extremely difficult is also not a good option because the traits listed do not necessarily show that the race is difficult. Option D is just wordy and wrong. Option C is the best option because the things that are described as distinctive are the things that identify the race as unique.

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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)