Read this paragraph from the dark game. it may seem surprising that no confederate sympathizers took action against van lew, given her strong and public views on secession and slavery. surely there were suspicions, especially among her upper-crust neighbors, but the matter never went beyond those suspicions. historians have suggested that the secessionists were victims of their own cultural bias, believing that no aristocratic person, and certainly not a lady, would ever consider taking part in anything as impolite as spying. a true lady managed her servants, prepared parties and gatherings, and blindly supported her husband. such attitudes worked in van lew's favor, diverting suspicion from her.

what central idea is implied in this paragraph?

a-elizabeth van lew did not follow the rules society set forth for ladies of her time and social class.
b-elizabeth van lew was a successful spy because society did not expect a lady to serve in that role.
c-elizabeth van lew was able to disguise her spying activities because she kept her views about the war to herself.
d-elizabeth van lew created for herself an untrue but believable cover story: she was a wealthy lady living in a fancy neighborhood.

What information develops the central idea?

Van Lew was never accused of spying

Why does the author include this information?

It explains the cultural bias of the time

Explanation:

this is for a different question on Edgn but has the same passage and i thought i would put the answer here.

c. explains words’ origins and variations.

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)