Sherlock Holmes was a world-famous detective who used observation skills to solve crimes. Which piece of evidence from The Mystery of the Lost Gem best supports this topic sentence?
a
Sherlock Holmes noticed scratches on the floor near the wall.

b
Sherlock Holmes opened the door, and Mrs. Hudson introduced his client.

c
Sherlock Holmes silently vowed that he would find the gem and the thief.

d
Sherlock Holmes was reading by the fire when he heard a knock at the door.

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)

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