The correct answer is: Willingness to defend the country.
On this excerpt, Roosevelt says that Americans need to embrace their patriotism and put it ahead of their pocketbooks, paying a greater amount of money in taxes in order to pay for a defense program, which ultimately means that they will be defending the country if they support this taxation.
The answer is A. I'm pretty sure :) ♥
You use "it's" as a formal Contraction, it's short for 'it is' or 'it has'.
For example, 'it's a wonderful day's
You use "so" when you are describing something
For example, 'it's so hot'
"So" is also another word for "very", which is where the word originally generated. it's often mixed up with "such", but dont worry! you'll learn English alot soon!
Answer: C The purpose is to persuade; the author wants readers to appreciate that gulls are more intelligent than people realize.
Explanation: It sounds correct