What is the main idea of this passage? due to concerns about nutrition and readiness to learn, our school requires all students to arrive 30 minutes early and eat breakfast. it's true that some students don't get a good breakfast at home, and i believe the breakfast program should be available to those who choose to participate. but making breakfast mandatory for all students is illogical. first of all, many students prefer to eat a healthy breakfast at home. also, students who have busy evenings may prefer to do their homework in the morning. finally, it is expensive for taxpayers to provide breakfast to all students. a. eating breakfast at school should be optional, not required. b. many students have healthy breakfast foods available at home. c. not enough students are eating a healthy breakfast. d. proper nutrition in the morning ensures better concentration throughout the day.

A. Eating breakfast at school should be optional, not required.

where are the options?

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)