Read the following excerpt. john had a difficult time trying to acclimate to his new school at first. some of the other students made negative assumptions about him because he looked different. however, after a few weeks his classmates learned that he had none of the negative attributes they originally assigned to him. using the context, the word "acclimate" means (3 points) a. improve b. forget c. adjust d. learn

The correct answer is C. Adjust

Explanation:

In language, the context of a word includes the words, phrases or sentences surrounding the word that determine the meaning of the word. In the case of the word "acclimate" this word is used in the sentence "John had a difficult time trying to acclimate to his new school at first" that explains John could not adapt or adjust to his new school. Also, this is supported by subsequent sentences that explains after a few weeks John's classmates stop making negative assumptions about him. This implies, in this context the word "acclimate" means to adjust, adapt or fit into a new place.

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)