The glorious, refreshing days of fall are upon us. The crispness in the air feels like an oasis between the heat of summer and the frosty sting of winter. September marks the beginning of autumn. As the weather cools, the leaves turn
gorgeous shades of red and yellow. Take some time to go outside and celebrate fall in all its loveliness.
Which of these sentences is a fact?
O a. September marks the beginning of autumn.
b. As the weather cools, the leaves turn gorgeous shades of red and yellow.
O c. Take some time to go outside and celebrate fall in all its loveliness.
d. The glorious, refreshing days of fall are upon us.

a. September marks the beginning of autumn.

Explanation:

The glorious, refreshing days of fall are upon us. The crispness in the air feels like an oasis between the heat of

summer and the frosty sting of winter. September marks the beginning of autumn. As the weather cools, the leaves turn gorgeous shades of red and yellow. Take some time to go outside and celebrate fall in all its loveliness.

Thus, a statement of fact in the passage is that; September marks the beginning of autumn.

A statement of fact is a statement that is true and backed up by evidence.

According to the meteorological calendar, 1st of September marks the first day of autumn, through October and finally ends on the 30th of November.

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)