Question

25 Points!

Read the following speech excerpt and then select the correct answer to the question below:

President George W. Bush’s speech to the troops on the USS Abraham Lincoln
Our mission continues. Al-Qaida is wounded, not destroyed. The scattered cells of the terrorist network still operate in many nations, and we know from daily intelligence that they continue to plot against free people. The proliferation of deadly weapons remains a serious danger. The enemies of freedom are not idle, and neither are we. Our government has taken unprecedented measures to defend the homeland — and we will continue to hunt down the enemy before he can strike.

Which topic best relates to the central idea in this part of the speech?

A. Keeping the nation safe
B. Supporting the United States government
C. Starting terrorist organizations
D. Improving the use of technology

Answer 1

A. Keeping the nation safe

because they want all vilonce gone for good so each day they try to stop it the govermont is trying their best

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Answer 2

Option A. The topic that best relates to the central idea in that specific part of the speech is to keep the nation safe.

Step-by-step explanation:

On May 1st, 2003, President George W. Bush gave a televised address from the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln. The speech is known as "mission accomplished speech" making a reference to end of America's combat in Iraq.

On the passage from the speech shown in the question President Bush is addressing the necessity of keeping the nation safe, and how that mission still continues. He mentions how the terrorist organization "Al-Qaeda" is wounded, but not destroyed" and how it is imperative that America keeps on defending free people against terrorism.