Using the space below, answer the following questions. what is the author's central claim? quote the text directly, citing the paragraph where the claim is found. write the claim in your own words. what is the author talking about? is this idea referenced throughout the whole text? does the rest of the piece connect back to this main idea? give examples.

Explanation:

The author's central claim is that the inclusion of both order and disorder is important for a happy life. In paragraph 1, the author says, "By establishing these two opposite settings of order and chaos, Shakespeare is able to demonstrate that a balance of both ideals is necessary for a happy and successful life.

The author's claim is that both order, represented by the courts, and disorder, represented by the woods, are important for a happy life. The author means that neither extreme is good, it takes the moderation of both to attain the best.

Paragraph 4 wraps up the essay while restating the body and explaining how it connects to the original claim. For example, the essay explains how the strict and extreme nature of the court is tempered by the disorder of the woods. Each of these in the correct proportions gives happiness and balance to the characters.

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 answer is the second one.