Read the following scenario and answer the question(s) below. in 2010, geologists working for the u. s. military operations in afghanistan discovered a literal treasure-trove of mineral deposits with a preliminary estimated value at nearly u. s. $1 trillion. so far, no proposals have been made for extracting these resources, but already parallels have been drawn to the many dimensions of human rights issues that have plagued coltan production in the congo, oil drilling in nigeria, and the "blood diamonds" of sierra leone. the united states agency for international development (usaid) manages a program called the mining investment and development for afghanistan sustainability (midas) project, whose goal is to assist the afghan government in responsibly developing the nation's mining industry. you have been appointed as a chief advisor for the midas project. you vow to act responsibly and ethically, having learned the lessons of past mining disasters. what has the history of past mining efforts told us about socially sustainable and ethical mining?

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)

- "about the claims : -

making a claim is just a fancy way of saying that you're stating your main point.' claims are not just opinions. a claim tells what you think is true about a topic based on your knowledge .

about the country claims : -

a counterclaim is just the opposite of a claim. counterclaims are also provable and supportable by reasons and evidence. not just, 'because i said so.' when you're planning an argument, you need to know what the counterclaim might be so that you can make sure that you disprove it with your reasons and evidence your research." - (catherineroberts)

the answer is sail boat won the race , and it was going 8 feet per   second