Read the introduction of a speech given by a school principal. earth day will be celebrated in over one hundred countries across the world next week. students of pine grove high can show their compassion for the earth by leaving cars at home and electronics unplugged for the day. even small gestures can make a big difference! the attendance boundaries for our school span a fifteen-mile radius, but designated drop zones have been established for earth day. you can carpool to the drop zones and walk the remaining distance to reduce energy consumption. crossing guards and town police will ensure the event runs smoothly. there will be a welcoming party to celebrate walkers, and a local berry farm will be supplying fruit smoothies. the author’s purpose of this speech is to 1)inform listeners about the history of earth day.
2)inform listeners about pine grove high’s boundaries.
3)persuade listeners to participate in an earth day event.
4)persuade listeners of the threat of an energy crisis.

i believe that the anwser is number 3

taking into account that a theme is the central topic a text treats and can be developed through a story, play, poem etc. the following are themes that can be further developed:  

my best friend jeffrey has many unusual interests. (the story could be about each of the unususal interests)

once a man gives his soul over to evil, he can never go back. (this could be a saying or a proverb)

the three sheepdogs lay around the yard all day. (it could be developed detailing how each of these sheepdogs lay around)

a priest's collar has an unusual effect upon people. (it could be developed detailing the different effect upon people)

innocence is a powerful force in a world full of corruption. (it could be developed detailing how is a world full of corruption)

king lear is a play shakespeare wrote later. (it is just a sentence and doesnt give any idea or topic to be discussed in details.

evil often wears the disguise of innocence. (this could be a saying or a proverb)

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)