Select the correct text in the passage.

Which sentence indicates the main idea of this diary entry?
Nov 3, 2014

Dad woke me up early today. When I came out of my room, I saw Chris heading to the garage with Dad and Mom packing some clothes in a backpack. She told me to finish my breakfast quickly. Dad warned me that if we were late, we would have to miss out on all the big rides. That's when I realized what was happening. We were supposed to go to the amusement park today.

The park was a two-hour drive from our home. When we got there, it was already crowded, which annoyed my father. I wanted to go on the Dark Tunnel ride first. Every guy in my class had gone on the ride. But Chris said that we should keep it for last. I had a lot of fun for the rest of the day. There was this big pool with a machine that created artificial waves. Then there was the Cliffhanger, which Mom didn't allow me to go on. But it was priceless to see Chris's face when he got off the ride. At the end, we went back to the Dark Tunnel ride. Chris was right for once. The tunnel ride was scarier after sunset.

When we got back home, everyone was tired—everyone except me. I could still feel the rush from the roller coaster ride. I hope we have trips like these more often.

The answer is "We were supposed to go to the amusement park today."

This is because it basically sums up the passage of what the family was going to do that entire day. :)

Answer. Every guy in my class had gone on the ride.

returning points to main account

explanation:

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)