Answer:
A. Knowing that the attack might reach us in all too short a time, we
immediately began greatly to increase our industrial strength and
our capacity to meet the demands of modern warfare.
Explanation:
The attack is coming quickly so the logical thing to do is to prepare. The other examples are motivational or pathological statements while the first one (A) uses a clear and methodical string of thought to find a solution for the coming attack.
(If a picture type thing helps you: attack coming soon---what do we do?---begin to prepare for the attack immediately.)
Answer:
The connection that President Obama draws between step three of his plan and improving the nation is that it is vital for American citizens to be responsible and vigilant for the development of the nation.
Explanation:
President Obama in his speech addresses the people of the nation and conveys to them that without their vigilance, making America great again would not be possible.
He states that if the citizens behave with more vigilance, the feat of an indestructible and unthreatenable nation can be easily achieved.
Answer:
When Beowulf dies, his followers show up. Wiglaf criticizes them for their cowardice in leaving their king to fight the dragon by himself. Wiglaf tells them that they will not have the treasure, because they have disgraced themselves. They end up building Beowulf his funeral pyre and burying the dragon's hoard with his ashes.
Explanation:
